- Adalbert Deşu
Football_manager_infobox
playername = Adalbert Deşu
fullname = Adalbert Deşu
dateofbirth = birth date|1909|03|24|mf=y
dateofdeath = death date and age|1937|30|06|1909|05|05
cityofbirth =Gătaia
countryofbirth =Austria-Hungary
cityofdeath =Timişoara
countryofdeath =Romania
currentclub =Retired
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1928-1930
1930-1933
clubs = UDR Reşiţa
Banatul Timişoara
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1929-1930
nationalteam = Romania
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (3) [ [http://www.info.frf.ro/index.php?articol=196 Evidence of Adalbert Deşu's appearances for Romania national football team] ]
manageryears =
managerclubs =Adalbert Deşu (Hungarian: "Adalbert Dezső" - born
March 24 ,1909 inGătaia ,Austria-Hungary (nowRomania ) — diedJune 6 ,1937 inTimişoara ) was aRomania nfootball striker . He was a member ofRomania national football team which competed at the1930 FIFA World Cup inUruguay . Deşu was also the first scorer of Romania at aFIFA World Cup .Career
Adalbert Deşu started his football career in his hometown,
Gătaia , but after a while he moved toReşiţa , playing for two years at UDR. In 1929, he was called up to theRomania national football team for the first time, scoring in a friendly against Bulgaria. He was also picked up for the Romanian team which competed in1930 FIFA World Cup . The chairman of the club where he played, Wolfgang Auschnit, refused to pay him the salary in the period of the World Cup [ [http://www.agenda.ro/news/news/7000/senzational-2.html A story about the players from Timişoara County that played at the FIFA World Cup. The story with Deşu and his chairman is included here (Romanian language)] ] . After the World Cup, Deşu eventually leaved the club because of the chairman. Deşu scored Romania's first goal against Peru, and played his last match for the national team in the second match of that World Cup for Romania, against Uruguay. After the World Cup, he signed with Banatul Timişoara, but in 1933 he retired from football because ofpneumonia . In 1937, he died of pneumonia, aged 28.References and notes
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