Jenő Károly

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJenő József•Károly
Used nameJenő•Károly
Nick/petnamesTanár úr
Born15 January 1886 in Kaposvár, Somogy (HUN)
Died28 July 1926 in Rivoli, Torino (ITA)
AffiliationsMTK, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

At age 17, Jenő Károly played both in the Hungarian first division at MTK and on the national team. He won two league titles (1904, 1907-08), as well as leading the league in scoring in 1903 with 15 goals, and in 1905 with 13 goals. In the 1909-10 league year, he was chosen the player of the year. Between 1910-19 Károly played for the BAK team. His best result with BAK was a third place in the 1911-12 season. Between 1903-18, he played in the national team 25 times and scored 10 goals, playing at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Between 1920-26 Károly worked in Italy as a coach, before dying at the age of 40. As Juventus coach, he sustained a heart attack during the title match, but Juventus won the match and the championship.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Football (Football) HUN Jenő Károly
Football, Men (Olympic) Hungary =5