Elemér Berkessy

Elemér Berkessy (20 June 1905 – 7 July 1993), also referred to as Emilio Berkessy or Emil Berkessy, was a Hungarian footballer and coach.

Playing career

Berkessy joined Ferencváros in 1928, and with them he was the champion of Hungary twice, in 1927-28 and in 1931-32, helping his team winning the championship with a 100 percent result in the 1931-32 season. He was also part of the team that won the 1927-28 Hungarian Cup and the 1928 Mitropa Cup. He was also capped 7 times for Hungary.

He then moved to Western Europe, first in the newly founded Division 1 with RC Paris, before moving to FC Barcelona. He won the Catalonia Cup with FC Barcelona both in the 1934-35 and in the 1935-36 season. Berkessy finished his player career in France with Le Havre AC of Division 2.

Coach career

After his playing career, he became a coach, starting off as the head coach of Tatabánya Miner in 1939. Between 1941 and 1947 he coached four other Hungarian teams (Salgótarján Miner, Szegedi VSE, Ferencváros, Szegedi AK), but the highlight of his coaching career came in Italy with Vicenza Calcio, A.S. Biellese 1902, Rosignano Calcio and Spain with Real Zaragoza, RCD Espanyol and Sabadell. He also became the first foreign manager in the Football League in 1954 with Grimsby Town F.C.

Honours

Ferencvárosi TC

Hungarian Championship League

Champions (2): 1927-28 and 1931-32

Runner-up (3): 1928-29 and 1929-30

Hungarian Cup

Champions (1): 1927–28

Runner-up (1): 1931–32

Mitropa Cup

Champions (1): 1928 Mitropa Cup

References

External links

La Liga player stats

1905 births

1993 deaths

Footballers from Oradea

Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent

Men's association football midfielders

Hungarian men's footballers

Hungary men's international footballers

Hungarian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Romania

Liga I players

Club Atletic Oradea players

CSM Jiul Petroșani players

Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania

Ferencvárosi TC footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Ligue 1 players

Racing Club de France Football players

Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in France

Expatriate men's footballers in Spain

La Liga players

FC Barcelona players

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Ligue 2 players

Le Havre AC players

Hungarian football managers

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LR Vicenza managers

Expatriate football managers in Italy

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Aurora Pro Patria 1919 managers

Rosignano Calcio managers

La Liga managers

Real Zaragoza managers

Expatriate football managers in Spain

Grimsby Town F.C. managers

Expatriate football managers in England

Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England

Beerschot A.C. managers

Expatriate football managers in Belgium

Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

RCD Espanyol managers

CE Sabadell FC managers

Catalonia men's international guest footballers

ASD Biellese 1902 managers