Jenő Vincze

Jenő Vincze

Personal information
Date of birth	(1908-11-20)20 November 1908
Place of birth	Versec, Kingdom of Hungary (today Vršac, Serbia)
Date of death	1988 (aged 79)
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right forward
Youth career
1922–1925	Debreceni MTE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1927	Debreceni VSC
1927–1934	Debreceni Bocskai	154	(65)
1934–1944	Újpest FC	136	(67)
National team
1930–1939	Hungary	25	(8)
Teams managed
1947–1948	Újpesti TE
1955	Vasas Izzó
1957–1959	Servette FC
1959–1961	FC Basel
1961–1964	SpVgg Fürth
1966–1967	1. FC Nürnberg
1967–1971	1. FC Schweinfurt 05
1971–1975	SpVgg Bayreuth
show Honours Representing  Hungary FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1938 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jenő Vincze (20 November 1908 – 1988) was a Hungarian footballer and a legend of Újpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungarian national team in the 1938 World Cup Final.

Vincze started playing football for teams based in Debrecen. He became professional in 1927 at Debreceni Bocskai and he was top scorer of the Hungarian League in the 1930–31 season and moved to Újpest FC in December 1934. He finished his career at Újpest in 1944.

He was considered one of the best Hungarian strikers in the 1930s, gaining 25 caps for the national team and playing on the world cup of 1934 and 1938.^[1]

After finishing his career, he became a successful coach.^{[citation needed]}

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