Jenő Medgyessy (13 December 1889 – 17 November 1973), also known in Brazil as Eugênio Marinetti or Eugenio Medgyessy, was a Hungarian

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and manager.

Player career

As a player, Medgyessy spent his entire professional career at Fenecváros TC, playing from 1909 to 1917, making 47 appearances and winning the Hungarian national championship four times.

Managerial career

Disciple of

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, an Englishman of Irish descent who introduced the Scottish style based on the pass to Hungary, he emigrated to Brazil due to the presence of several childhood friends who had moved to the country. He arrived in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked at the two main clubs at the time, Botafogo and Fluminense. After this, Megdyessy also became the first foreign coach in the history of Atlético Mineiro. At Palestra Itália, he was to beat his former club Fenencváros in the team's trip to Brazil. His last job was coaching

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São Paulo FC, where he stayed for just 13 matches. He ended up moving to Argentina, after gaining a reputation in Brazilian sports media as a coach who demanded too much from his players in training. There Medgyessy trained San Lorenzo, Racing and River Plate.

Honours

Player

;Ferencváros *

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: 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13 *

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: 1912–13

References

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