Isidor Gansl

Isidor Gansl (1896 – 1938) was a Austrian- Romanian football forward of Jewish origin.[1][2][3]

Isidor Gansl
Personal information
Date of birth1896
Place of birthBudapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death1938 (aged 41–42)
Place of deathVienna, Austria
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1915–1918Wiener
1918–1919Ferencvárosi11(5)
1919–1922Hakoah Vienna
1922–1924Maccabi Cernăuți
1924–1926Hakoah Graz
National team
1923Romania1(2)
Teams managed
1929–1933US Tunisienne
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Gansl was one of five brothers who played for Hakoah Vienna. Together with his brother Max he founded Sportclub Unitas. In June 1914 he went to Wiener AF. During the First World War he served in the Hungarian Army. After end of the war he stayed in Hungary and played for Ferencvárosi . 1919 he came back to Hakoah Wien. In the 1920-21 season Hakoah was promoted to the first league. Hakoah scored 107 goals, 52 of them were scored by Isidor Gansl. In 1923 he left Hakoah and went to Makkabi Czernowitz. Gansl's performances led to a call-up to the Romania national football team. When he came back to Austria he played for Hakoah Graz. A broken leg ended his career.

Manager

US Tunisienne

  • Tunisian league: 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33

International career

Isidor Gansl played one match for Romania on 26 October 1923 under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a friendly against Turkey which ended with a 2–1 victory in which Gansl scored both of Romania's goals, becoming the first player that scored a double for Romania.[4][5][6][7][8]

Honours

Player

Hakoah Vienna

  • 2. Klasse: 1919–20

References

  1. "Evreii din fotbalul românesc. Istoria începută la Maccabi București, pe Calea Dudești" [Jews in Romanian football. History started at Maccabi Bucharest, on Calea Dudești] (in Romanian). Proport.ro. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Isidor Gansl". Magyarfutball. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. "Isidor Gansl". Tempofradi. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. "Tradiţia celor două goluri. Ce s-a întîmplat ultima oară cînd România a cîştigat trei meciuri prin trei duble consecutive" [The tradition of the two goals. What happened the last time Romania won three matches in three consecutive doubles] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. "Isidor Gansl". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. "Isidor Gansl". European Football. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. "Turkey 2-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. "Istoria primul meci dintre România și Turcia. S-a disputat în 1923 și a fost precedat de un scandal" [The history of the first match between Romania and Turkey. It was disputed in 1923 and was preceded by a scandal] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)