Jenő Kalmár (21 March 1908 – 13 January 1990), also referred to as János Kalmar or Kálmár Jenő, was a former Hungarian footballer and coach. As a player, Kalmar played for both

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and

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. During the 1928-29 season he finished as top goalscorer for MTK, scoring 20 goals. In the early 1950s, Kálmár was manager at Honvéd and with a team that included

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, Gyula Lóránt and

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, he guided them to four

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titles. As the Honvéd manager, he also played a prominent role in the development of the legendary

team known as the ''Mighty Magyars'' and during this era he also served as an assistant coach to the national team coach,

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. At the end of Second World War he found himself in Yugoslavia and he joined third league side

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, known at time as Egység. After the Hungarian Revolution, Kálmár like his former players, Puskás, Czibor and Kocsis, ended up in

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where he managed several

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clubs with moderate success. He coached

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, and after a brief spell at

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, he guided

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to the 1959 Copa del Generalísimo final. They lost 4-1 to a

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team that included Kocsis. Kocsis scored twice for Barça while the Granada CF goal was scored by Arsenio Iglesias. In 1967, Kálmár took

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to third in

and during two spells with

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in the 1970s he guided them to promotion twice.

Honours

Manager

Honvéd *

: 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955 Granada * Copa del Generalísimo: Runner-up 1959 CD Málaga * Segunda División: Runner-up 1970, 1979

Player

MTK Hungária *

: Runner-up 1928-29, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1939-40 *

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: 1931-32

References

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La Liga manager statsJenő Kalmár Hungarian league stats
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Honours

Manager

Player

See also

References

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