Egon Pollak
![]() Egon Pollak in 1939 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Egon Erwin Pollak | ||
Date of birth | 12 November 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Date of death | 21 January 1981 (aged 82) | ||
Place of death | Germany | ||
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 |
Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak (Hebrew: אגון פולק, 12 November 1898 – 21 January 1981) was an Austrian-born footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (a.k.a. Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israel national football team in their 3–1 loss to the United States just after gaining independence.
Early life[]
Egon Erwin Pollak was born in Vienna, Austria, to a Jewish family.
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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Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1984 deaths
- Austrian Jews
- Austrian footballers
- Austria international footballers
- SC Hakoah Wien footballers
- New York Giants (soccer) players
- American Soccer League (1921–1933) players
- Austrian football managers
- Israel national football team managers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Footballers from Vienna
- Association football defenders
- Austrian football defender stubs