Egon Pollak
Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak (Hebrew: אגון פולק, November 12, 1898 – 1984) was an Austrian footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (a.k.a. Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israeli national football team in their 3-1 loss to the United States just after gaining independence.
Egon Pollak in 1939 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Egon Erwin Pollak | ||
Date of birth | November 12, 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Date of death | 21 January 1981 (aged 82) | ||
Place of death | Germany | ||
Playing position(s) | Fullback | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hakoah Wien | |||
1926–1927 | New York Giants | 19 | (0) |
National team | |||
1924 | Austria | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1934 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
1938 | Mandatory Palestine | ||
1941 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion[1] | ||
1948 | Israel | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Pollak began his career with SC Hakoah Wien in the Austrian League. In 1926, he moved to the United States where he played a single season with the New York Giants of the American Soccer League.[2]
References
- E. Pollak - Manager of Team Maccabi Rishon LeZion HaBoker, 15 December 1940, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
- Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
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