Béla Guttmann
Béla Guttmann (27 January 1899 – 28 August 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and coach of Jewish origin. His playing position was midfielder.
.jpg) as player of Hakoah Vienna | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 January 1899[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest,[1] Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 28 August 1981 (aged 82)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Vienna,[1] Austria | ||
| Playing position | Centre-half[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1917–1919 | Törekvés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | MTK Hungária FC | ||
| 1922–1926 | SC Hakoah Wien | 96 | (8) |
| 1926 | Brooklyn Wanderers | ||
| 1926–1929 | New York Giants | 83 | (2) |
| 1929–1930 | New York Hakoah | 21 | (0) |
| 1930 | New York Soccer Club | 22 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Hakoah All-Stars | 50 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | SC Hakoah Wien | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1921–1924 | Hungary[1] | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1933–1935 | SC Hakoah Wien | ||
| 1935–1937 | SC Enschede | ||
| 1937–1938 | SC Hakoah Wien | ||
| 1938–1939 | Újpest FC | ||
| 1945 | Vasas SC | ||
| 1946 | Ciocanul Bucharest | ||
| 1947 | Újpest FC | ||
| 1947–1948 | Kispest A.C. | ||
| 1949–1950 | Calcio Padova | ||
| 1950– 1951 | U.S. Triestina Calcio | ||
| 1953 | Quilmes | ||
| 1953 | APOEL | ||
| 1953–1955 | Milan | ||
| 1955–1956 | Lanerossi Vicenza | ||
| 1956–1957 | Honvéd | ||
| 1957–1958 | São Paulo | ||
| 1958–1959 | Porto | ||
| 1959–1962 | Benfica | ||
| 1962 | C.A. Peñarol | ||
| 1964 | Austria | ||
| 1965–1966 | Benfica | ||
| 1966–1967 | Servette FC | ||
| 1967 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 1973 | Austria Wien | ||
| 1973 | Porto | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2006 | |||
Career
Player
MTK Hungária FC
- Hungarian League: 2
- 1919–20, 1920–21
SC Hakoah Wien
- Austrian Champions: 1
- 1924–25
New York Hakoah
Coach
Guttmann returned to Europe in 1932. He coached teams in Austria, The Netherlands and Hungary . (SC Hakoah Wien, SC Enschede) He had his first success with Újpest FC in the 1938–39 season. He won the Hungarian League and the Mitropa Cup. How Guttman spent the war years in unclear. Guttmann himself is said to have escaped to Switzerland where he was interned. The years after the Second World War he spent as coach in Italy, South America and Portugal.(São Paulo FC, AC Milan, Benfica Lisabon and others).
Together with Márton Bukovi and Gusztáv Sebes, Guttmann formed a triumvirate of Hungarian coaches who pioneered the 4–2–4 formation. Guttman is also credited with mentoring Eusébio. He was as player and coach always good for controversy. Some people compare his self-confidence with José Mourinho.[3]
Honours
Manager
Újpest FC/Újpesti TE
- Hungarian League: 2
- Mitropa Cup: 1
- 1939
São Paulo
- São Paulo State Champions: 1
- 1957
Porto
Benfica
- European Champions: 2
- Portuguese Liga: 2
- Portuguese Cup: 1
- 1961-62
Béla Guttmann Media
A statue of Béla Guttmann holding a replica of the European Cup in each arm
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rota, Davide (9 January 2001). "Hungarian Players and Coaches in Italy". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ↑ "Chelsea be warned: a Guttman is hard to find". guardian.co.uk. 2007-01-17.
- ↑ Jonathan Wilson (17 January 2007). London: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/01/17/chelsea_be_warned_a_guttman_is.html. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
Other websites
- Guttmann at United States Soccer Hall of Fame
- Guttmann at www.jewsinsports.orgArchived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Guttmann at www.jewishsports.net
- UEFA biography Archived 2006-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Biographical article on Guttmann, Bremen University (in German)