Ferenc Braun

Ferenc Braun (2 January 1885 – 29 September 1933) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team in the early 20th century.

Early life and education Ferenc Braun was born on 2 January 1885 in Budapest's 8th district, Thus, on 21 April 1901, the 16-year-old Braun made his league debut for the first team in a 3–5 loss to MUE, and playing his last league match six years later, on 17 November 1907, in a 4–1 win over BAK. In total, he scored 32 goals in 74 league matches, helping his side win three Hungarian Championships in 1903, 1905, and 1906–07, and three consecutive Silver Ball tournaments between 1903 and 1905.

His explosiveness on the wings caused not only the end of his career in 1907, aged only 22, but also the start of his career in athletics, specifically in the 400 meters, where he won many awards. Likewise, in 1908, he became the treasurer of the FTC's athletic department, eventually becoming its chairman in 1913. Despite retiring in 1907, Braun kept playing football sporadically, appearing in the Postatakarék football team during the summer of 1909, and in the FTC old-boys team in the autumn of 1911, despite being only 26. In early 1914, he was acting as a coach of MAC athletes, and like so many other athletes, he also served at the front during the First World War, where he was wounded several times. His younger brothers Rezső and Imre were also footballers for the FTC, with the latter dying in the War in 1915.

Once the War was over, Braun returned to the MAC, and after a short stint as a football and athletics coach at the Újpest FC in 1920, he returned to the MAC in 1921.

Death Braun died in Budapest on 29 September 1933, at the age of 48.

Honours Ferencvárosi TC Nemzeti Bajnokság I: Champions (3): 1903, 1905, 1906–07 Runner-up (2): 1902, 1904 Silver Ball Champions (3): 1903, 1904, 1905