Rudolf Illovszky (21 February 1922 – 23 September 2008) was a Hungarian football player and manager. He was both a player and manager of Vasas SC. He also served as the manager of the Hungary national football team from 1971 to 1974.[1]
 Illovszky in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 2008 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1933–1941 | MTK Budapest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1956 | Vasas SC | 270 | (87) |
| International career | |||
| Hungary | 3 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957–1963 | Vasas SC | ||
| 1965 | Vasas SC | ||
| 1966–1967 | Hungary | ||
| 1967–1969 | Vasas SC | ||
| 1970–1971 | Pierikos FC | ||
| 1971–1974 | Hungary | ||
| 1974–1977 | Vasas SC | ||
| 1978–1979 | Admira Wacker | ||
| 1984–1986 | Vasas SC | ||
| 1995 | Vasas SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Hungary
| ||
| Men's football | ||
 |
1972 Munich | Team Competition |
A football stadium in the Hungarian capital Budapest was named after Illovszky on February 12, 1960.[2]
He died in Budapest from pneumonia in 2008, at the age of 86.[3]
Honours
editPlayer
editVasas SC
- Hungarian Cup: 1955
- Mitropa Cup: 1956
Manager
editVasas SC
- Hungarian League: 1961, 1962, 1965, 1977
- Hungarian Cup: 1986
- Mitropa Cup: 1960, 1962, 1965
- Olympic medal: 1972
- UEFA Euro 1972: fourth place
Personal honours
edit- Béla Bay Prize: 2002
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Rudolf Illovszky". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Illovszky Rudolf Stadion – Budapest |". Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "The Budapest Times - Hungary?s leading English Language source for daily news". Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
