Imre Mathesz

Imre Mathesz
Personal information
Date of birth25 March 1937
Place of birthBudapest, Hungary
Date of death6 December 2010 (aged 73)
Place of deathMernye, Hungary
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1969Vasas SC248(28)
National team
1964–1967Hungary12(0)
Teams managed
1973–1977Kaposvári Rákóczi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
The native form of this personal name is Mathesz Imre. This article uses the Western name order.

Imre Mathesz (25 March 1937 – 6 December 2010) was a Hungarian football player and coach.

Career

Playing career

Mathesz, who played as a midfielder, played club football for Vasas SC.[1]

Mathesz represented Hungary at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, making two appearances in qualifying and two in the tournament itself.[2] Mathesz also played in two qualifying games for the 1968 European Championship.[3]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Mathesz became a football manager, and took charge of Kaposvári Rákóczi in 1973.

Later life and death

Matesz died in a car crash on 6 December 2010, at the age of 73.[4]

References

  1. "Player profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. Imre MatheszFIFA competition record
  3. "European Championship 1968 (Details)". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  4. "Gyász: autóbalesetben elhunyt Mathesz Imre, a Vasas legendája". Nemzeti Sport. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.