- Egon Pollack
Infobox Football biography
playername = Gitschi Pollack
fullname = Egon Erwin Pollack
dateofbirth = 1898
cityofbirth =Vienna
countryofbirth = Austria
dateofdeath = 1984
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =Germany
height =
position = Fullback
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1926-1927
clubs = Hakoah Wien
New York Giants
caps(goals) =
19 (0)
nationalyears = 1924
nationalteam = Flagicon|AUT Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
manageryears = 1934
1938
1948
managerclubs = Maccabi Tel Aviv Palestine/Eretz Yisrael
IsraelGustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollack was an
Austria n 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
Pollack 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 theAmerican Soccer League . [cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) ]References
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