Jenő Károly (15 January 1886 – 28 July 1926) was a
Hungarian footballer and later manager born in
Budapest
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. Outside his homeland he is particularly noted for being the first manager of
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-era
Juventus.
As a player, Károly appeared for two local Budapest clubs, including the powerful
MTK Budapest
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycling, gymnastics, athletics, fencing, canoeing, boxing, wrestlin ...
. He was renowned for having a very high goals-to-game ratio. He also represented his country a number of times, including at the
1912 Summer Olympics.
Honours
Player
Club
;MTK Budapest
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...
: 1903, 1908
*
Magyar Kupa
The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...
: 1910
Individual
;MTK Budapest
*
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...
Topscorer: 1903, 1905
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References
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MTK Budapest FC players
Hungarian footballers
Hungarian football managers
Juventus F.C. managers
1886 births
1926 deaths
Association football forwards
Hungary international footballers
Footballers from Budapest