Rudolf Kotormány (23 January 1911 – 2 August 1983), also spelled in Romanian as Cotormani, was a
Romanian international footballer who played as a
defender and
coach
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. He was born in
Austria-Hungary (now in
Romania).
Biography
At club level, he spent his whole career in
Liga I. After playing as a youth for the Timişoara-based team Fortuna, he made his
Divizia A
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
debut on 11 September 1932 in a 3–2 defeat to
Rapid București
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.
In 1946, he joined CFR Timişoara, and played his last match in the division on 10 November 1946 in a 2–6 defeat against
ITA Arad
Asociația Fotbal Club UTA Arad (), commonly known as UTA Arad or simply UTA, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Arad, Arad County, which competes in the Liga I. The UTA acronym stands for ''Uzina Textilă Arad'' ("Text ...
.
With the
Romania national football team
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, he was picked by joint coaches
Josef Uridil
Josef Uridil (nicknamed ''Pepi, der Tank'') (24 December 1895 – 20 May 1962), was an Austrian footballer and coach.
Biography
Pepi Uridil, third son of the taylor Kajetan Uridil, was born on Christmas Eve 1895 in the Vienna suburb of Ottakri ...
and
Costel Rădulescu to play in the
1934 World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
The 1934 World Cup was the first in ...
in
Italy. The team were eliminated in the first round of this competition, losing 2–1 to
Czechoslovakia.
Honours
Player
;Ripensia Timișoara
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Liga I (4):
1932–33,
1934–35,
1935–36,
1937–38
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Cupa României
The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. I ...
(2):
1933–34,
1935–36
Notes and references
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Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
1911 births
1983 deaths
Footballers from Timișoara
Romania men's international footballers
Romanian football managers
Romanian men's footballers
1934 FIFA World Cup players
Liga I players
FC Ripensia Timișoara players
CSF CFR Timișoara players
Men's association football defenders