- Elemér Berkessy
Football manager infobox
playername = Elemér Berkessy
fullname = Elemér Berkessy Cöji
nickname =
dateofbirth =June 20 ,1905
cityofbirth = Nagyvárad
(nowOradea ,Romania )
countryofbirth =Austria-Hungary
dateofdeath = death date and age|1993|7|7|1905|6|20
cityofdeath =Barcelona
countryofdeath =Spain
position = Midfielder
years =
1928-1932
1932-1934
1934-1936
1936-1937
clubs =CA Oradea CS Jiul Petroşani Ferencvárosi TC RC Paris FC Barcelona Le Havre AC
caps(goals) =
28 (3)
nationalyears = 1928-1930
nationalteam = Hungary
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (0)
manageryears = 1948-1949
1951-1952
1954
1955-1957
1957-58
managerclubs =Vicenza Calcio A.S. Biellese 1902 Pro Patria
Rosignano CalcioReal Zaragoza Grimsby Town F.C. K. Beerschot V.A.C. RCD Espanyol |Elemér Berkessy (
June 20 ,1905 –July 7 ,1993 ), also referred to as Emilio Berkessy or Emil Berkessy is a former Hungarian footballer and coach. As a player Berkessy played for bothFerencvárosi TC and Hungary.He then moved to
Western Europe , first in the newly founded Division 1 withRC Paris , before moving toFC Barcelona , and coming back to end his player career inFrance withLe Havre AC of Division 2.After his playing career, he became a coach, most notably in Italy with
Vicenza Calcio ,A.S. Biellese 1902 [cite web
publisher = Davide Rota
title = La storia degli stranieri della Biellese
url=http://biellaclub.it/_curiosita/GliStranieri/La%20storia%20degli%20stranieri%20della%20Biellese.htm
accessdate=2008-04-06] ,Rosignano Calcio [cite web
publisher = G.S.D. Rosignano Calcio
title = Storia del G.S. Rosignano Calcio
url=http://www.rosignanocalcio.it/storia/storia_2.php
accessdate=2008-04-06] and Spain withReal Zaragoza andRCD Espanyol . He also became the first foreign manager in theFootball League in 1954 withGrimsby Town F.C. . [cite web
publisher = Grimsby Town Supporters
title = Emilio - Town's foreign coach
url=http://www.gtst.net/site/content/view/96/63/
accessdate=2008-04-06 (originally from Rob Briggs' "Sing When We're Fishing", Issue 51)]External links and references
* cite book
author=Barreaud, Marc | title=Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) | year=1998 | publisher=L'Harmattan, Paris | isbn=2-7384-6608-7
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=0581 La Liga player stats]
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