Egon Pollak

Gitschi Pollak
Personal information
Full nameEgon Erwin Pollak
Date of birthNovember 12, 1898
Place of birthVienna, Austria
Date of death1984
Place of deathGermany
Playing positionFullback
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Hakoah Wien
1926-1927New York Giants19(0)
National team
1924Austria1(0)
Teams managed
1934Maccabi Tel Aviv
1938Mandatory Palestine
1948Israel
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak (Hebrew: אגון פולק, November 12, 1898 – 1984) was an Austrian footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (aka Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israeli national football team in their 3-1 loss to the United States just after gaining independence.

Club career

Pollak began his career with SC Hakoah Wien in the Austrian League. In 1926, he moved to the United States where he played a single season with the New York Giants of the American Soccer League.[1]

References

  1. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
Preceded by
Shimon Ratner
Eretz Yisrael national football team manager
1938
Succeeded by
Arthur Baar