Károly Fogl
Encyclopedia
Károly Fogl, also known as Károly Fogoly, "Károly Újpesti" and "Fogl II" (19 January 1895 12 January 1969) was a Hungarian
footballer
who played for Újpest FC
, as well as representing the Hungarian national football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics
.
Fogl was born in Újpest
, Budapest
, Hungary. Between 1918 and 1929 he played 50 games and scored 2 goals for the Hungarian national team
as a right defender. Together with his younger brother, József Fogl III
, the two Fogls formed the legendary "Fogl-gate" (Fogl-gát in Hungarian
), an extremely powerful and tough defending formation for more than a decade.
Fogl II won the 1929-30
season with Újpest
and served as a captain of the club for a decade.
After his player career, he went on to coach Sportklub Sofia and the Bulgarian national football team
. Later he managed Juventus Bucuresti
and in 1937 he led Győri ETO
to the Hungarian top division NB I for the first time in the club's history. He joined Warta Poznań
as a manager in 1938, leading the club to their second national championship title in 1947. He died on 12 January 1969 in Budapest.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
footballer
Football (soccer)
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who played for Újpest FC
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
, as well as representing the Hungarian national football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, Uruguay dominated the Football tournament winning the Gold.-Amateur Status:In 1921, the Belgium Football Association first allowed for payments to players for time lost from work; in the months that followed four other Associations permitted similar...
.
Fogl was born in Újpest
Újpest
Újpest may refer to:*Újpest, a district of Budapest, Hungary.*Újpest FC, a football team based in Újpest....
, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary. Between 1918 and 1929 he played 50 games and scored 2 goals for the Hungarian national team
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
as a right defender. Together with his younger brother, József Fogl III
József Fogl
József Fogl, also known as József Fogoly, József Újpesti and Fogl III was a Hungarian footballer who played for Újpest FC, as well as representing the Hungarian national football team....
, the two Fogls formed the legendary "Fogl-gate" (Fogl-gát in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
), an extremely powerful and tough defending formation for more than a decade.
Fogl II won the 1929-30
Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1929-30
-Final standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-External links:*...
season with Újpest
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
and served as a captain of the club for a decade.
After his player career, he went on to coach Sportklub Sofia and the Bulgarian national football team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
. Later he managed Juventus Bucuresti
FC Juventus Bucuresti (1924)
Juventus Bucureşti was a Romanian football club based in the capital BucharestThe team was founded in 1924 after the merger of Triumf Bucureşti and Romcomit Bucureşti. At the end of the 1929-30 season Juventus became champions. After the reorganisation of the Romanian football to a divisonary...
and in 1937 he led Győri ETO
Gyori ETO FC
Győri ETO FC , Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Football Club or just Győr, is a Hungarian sports club from Győr, a mid-size town in the north-west of the country. In 1904 the club was founded as Győri Vagongyár ETO and has undergone many name changes since...
to the Hungarian top division NB I for the first time in the club's history. He joined Warta Poznań
Warta Poznan
Warta Poznań is a football club based in Poznań, Poland. Founded in 1912, the club are two-time winners of the Polish Football Championship, in 1929 and 1947, but currently reside in the Polish First League. The name means the Guard in Polish and also a name of river Warta on which Poznań is...
as a manager in 1938, leading the club to their second national championship title in 1947. He died on 12 January 1969 in Budapest.