Ferenc Weisz
Hungarian association football player and association football manager
About Ferenc Weisz
Lived 1885 – 1944 (aged 59). Ferenc Weisz was a Hungarian association football player, association football coach, association football referee and pharmacologist.
Ferenc Weisz (23 February 1885 – 8 July 1944) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Weisz, who was Jewish, played club football as a striker for Ferencváros and MTK, winning the Hungarian league nine times. He also represented his country at international level, earning 17 caps between 1903 and 1917. After retiring as a player in 1920, Weisz became manager of Újpest between 1920 and 1922.
Weisz was deported with his wife from the Budapest outskirts to Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, where he was murdered.
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Who was Ferenc Weisz?
Hungarian association football player and association football manager (1885-1944)
When was Ferenc Weisz born?
Ferenc Weisz was born on 23 February 1885 in Solt.
When did Ferenc Weisz die?
Ferenc Weisz died on 8 July 1944 in Auschwitz.
What was Ferenc Weisz's occupation?
Ferenc Weisz was an association football player, association football coach, association football referee and pharmacologist.
What nationality was Ferenc Weisz?
Ferenc Weisz was Hungarian.
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