Imre Mathesz

Imre Mathesz
Personal information
Date of birth	25 March 1937
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death	6 December 2010 (aged 73)
Place of death	Mernye, Hungary
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1969	Vasas SC
International career
1964–1967	Hungary
Managerial career
1973–1977	Kaposvári Rákóczi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Imre Mathesz (25 March 1937 – 6 December 2010) was a Hungarian football player and coach.

Career

Mathesz, who played as a midfielder, played club football for Vasas SC.^[1]

Mathesz represented Hungary at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, making two appearances in qualifying and two in the tournament itself.^[2] Mathesz also played in two qualifying games for the 1968 European Championship.^[3]

After retiring as a player, Mathesz became a football manager, and took charge of Kaposvári Rákóczi in 1973.

Matesz died in a car crash on 6 December 2010, at the age of 73.^[4]

^ "Player profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
^ Imre Mathesz – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "European Championship 1968 (Details)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
^ "Gyász: autóbalesetben elhunyt Mathesz Imre, a Vasas legendája". Nemzeti Sport. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

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