Ferenc Voggenhuber

Ferenc István Voggenhuber (1 July 1894 – 16 January 1942) was a Hungarian football manager who took charge of several clubs all over the world, including in Hungary, Estonia, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Greece, Mexico, Poland, France, Algeria, Latvia, and even China. Notably, he oversaw the Latvian national team in 1935, and also helped prepare the national teams of Romania and Poland for a match in 1926 and 1930, respectively.

Early life Born in Budapest on 1 July 1894, Voggenhuber began his sports career at his hometown club Budapesti EAC, where he practiced both football and athletics until the outbreak of the First World War. During his time in Império, he was also asked to manage the Lisbon football team, which he led to victories over Porto by five goals both at home and away. While in Madeira, in January 1926, Voggenhuber and Szabó helped organize a tour of Madeira by SzAK, who played six matches there for a total score of 30–5, including a 7–0 win over Marítimo and even against local English colony team.

Later career In early 1933, Voggenhuber was hired as a coach and sports director by US Saint-Malo in Brittany, which was going to be one of the 23 teams in the inaugural edition of French Division 2, so he visited Hungary in July to recruit some players to strengthen the club for such an occasion, bringing four back with him.

In the late 1930s, Voggenhuber began spending less and less time abroad and more and more time at home, but he still made one last big trip in 1937, this time going to China, but his role there failed due to the increasingly threatening outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in July. At some point, he also visited Finland.

Death On the afternoon of 16 January 1942, the 47-year-old Voggenhuber fell ill at a café table with a group of friends and was taken to the Szent István Hospital, where he died.

Honours Apollon Smyrnis Athens championship: Champions (1): 1924

Latvia Baltic Cup Runner-up (1): 1935