Ernest Erbstein

Infobox Football biography
playername=Egri Erbstein


fullname = Ernest Erbstein
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1898|5|13
cityofbirth = Nagyvarad
countryofbirth = Austria-Hungary
dateofdeath = death date and age|1949|5|4|1898|5|13
cityofdeath = Turin
countryofdeath = Italy
height =
position =
years = 1915-1924
1924-1925
1925-1926
1926-1928
clubs = BAK Budapest
Fiume
Vicenza
Brooklyn Wanderers
caps(goals) =

28 (2)
manageryears = 1928-1929
1929-1930
1930-1932
1932-1933
1933-1938
1938-1939
1946-1949
managerclubs = Bari
Nocerina
Cagliari
Bari
Lucchese
Torino
Torino "(trainer)"

Ernest Erbstein (13 May 1898 - 4 May 1949) commonly known as Egri Erbstein was a Hungarian football player and later manager from Nagyvarad; now known as Oradea in Romania. He carried out his footballing activities in several countries, he was most noted for his association with Italian football.

Biography

Erbstein carried out the majority of his playing career with BAK Budapest, with whom he spent almost a decade. After first getting a taste for Serie A football with Fiume, he moved to Vicenza for a season. He then spent a brief spell in the United States playing for Brooklyn Wanderers before retiring for the playing field. [cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/players/hong-players-in-it.html#coaches|title=RSSSF.com]

As a manager Bari gave him his first chance, he had short spells at Nocerina, Cagliari and Bari again before moving on to Lucchese where he would spend five years. Erbstein moved to Tornio after that, but because of World War One and the fact that he was Jewish he returned to Hungary.

After the war Erbstein rejoined Torino, this time in the capacity of a trainer; this was one of the most noted spells in Italian football as the Torino side became known as "Grande Torino". He along with Englishman Leslie Lievesley were co-managers during the 1948–49 season. Disaster struck on 4 May 1949 when Erbstein and the majority of the Torino team died in the Superga air disaster.

Honours

Managerial

*1948–49 Serie A (Torino)

References