Jules Limbeck
Association football player and manager
About Jules Limbeck
Lived 1904 – 1952 (aged 48). Jules Limbeck was a French association football player and association football coach.
Jules Limbeck (; born in Hungary, died in 1955) was a Franco-Hungarian professional football forward and manager.
Career He played in various European championships in frontline positions in mid-1920, appeared in the Hungarian Újpest FC, Ferencvárosi TC, in Belgium, and FK Austria Wien.
In 1930 he coached the Turkish Galatasaray S.K. and brought them to the championship. In France, he worked with the Olympique Lyonnais, Racing, Amiens SC (1934–1935).
In 1936 he arrived in the Soviet Union, and spent some time working with the city teams Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk including Stal Dnipropetrovsk, then the order of the All-Union Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of the USSR it was sent to Tbilisi. Limbeck stayed there until March 1937 and worked as chief coach of Dinamo Tbilisi, which reached the finals of the USSR, then he organized a children's football school.
In April 1937 he was appointed a head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow. On August 8, 1937, Limbeck was released from the Soviet Union.
In late 1937 Limbeck returned to Paris where he coached for the Labor Sports and Gymnastics Federation (Fédération sportive et gymnique du travail) which was associated with the French Section of the Workers' International.
Honours Manager Galatasaray S.K. Istanbul Football League: 1930–31
FC Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Cup finalist: 1936
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Who was Jules Limbeck?
Association football player and manager (1904-1952)
When was Jules Limbeck born?
Jules Limbeck was born on 13 October 1904 in Aiud.
When did Jules Limbeck die?
Jules Limbeck died on 4 November 1952 in Budapest.
What was Jules Limbeck's occupation?
Jules Limbeck was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Jules Limbeck?
Jules Limbeck was French.
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