Zoltán Blum (also known as Zoltán Virág; 3 January 1892 – 25 December 1959) was a Hungarian amateur

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

Life

Blum was born in

Pápa Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 32,473 inhabitants (2011), it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the re ...

. He was a member of the Hungarian Olympic squad and played two matches in the consolation tournament. He was also part of the team at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

but did not play. He died in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, aged 67.FIFA profile
fifa.com; Retrieved 24 March 2018.

References

1892 births 1959 deaths People from Pápa Hungarian Jews Hungarian footballers Jewish men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Hungary Ferencvárosi TC footballers Hungarian football managers Ferencvárosi TC managers Hungarian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Romania Club Atletic Oradea managers FC UTA Arad managers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Veszprém County {{Hungary-footy-bio-stub