Edvard Platz
Yugoslav-Hungarian footballer
About Edvard Platz
Born 1911. Edvard Platz was an association football coach and association football player.
Edvard "Edo" Platz (born 15 May 1911) was a Yugoslav-Hungarian football goalkeeper.
Playing career Platz was born into a family of German-Jewish origin in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 15 May 1911. During the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina, young Platz moved to Novi Sad. While in high school he started to play for the local youth team of NAK Novi Sad. he signed with FK Vojvodina where he was described by the press as being the best goalkeeper Vojvodina had in the period between the wars. then left Belgrade and returned to Vojvodina, where he was welcomed back. This was especially crucial for Platz because of his Jewish descent. During the occupation period, playing as Újvidéki AC, they played three seasons in the Hungarian Championship from 1941 to 1944. Because of his experience, Platz was made player-coach in the first half of the 1942–43 season and the first 6 rounds of the 1943–44 and 1944 seasons.
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Who was Edvard Platz?
Yugoslav-Hungarian footballer
When was Edvard Platz born?
Edvard Platz was born on 15 May 1911 in Sarajevo.
What was Edvard Platz's occupation?
Edvard Platz was an association football coach and association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Edvard Platz. https://biography.guide/edvard-platz/
MLA: "Edvard Platz." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/edvard-platz/.
Chicago: "Edvard Platz." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/edvard-platz/.
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