Ábrahám Jenő
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Ábrahám Jenő, better known in Yugoslavia as Ábrahám Géza "Száraz" (Serbian
: Abraham Geza Saraz, Serbian Cyrillic: Абрахам Геза Сараз) was a Hungarian
, Yugoslav
international football player.
Being born in the Hungarian city of Szeged
, Hungary
, his real name was Ábrahám Jenő (Hungarian, Jenő Ábrahám), while playing in Yugoslavia, and in the national team, he was recorded in the chronicles as Abraham Geza (Hungarian, Géza Ábrahám) or Abraham Geza Saraz, being "Száraz" his nickname, meaning in Hungarian "Dry", that he received probably because of his looks.
He started playing in his hometown club Szeged, but in 1922 he came to Yugoslavia to play in FK Vojvodina
. He played there for three seasons, until 1925, when he moved to another Yugoslav club, the Zagreb
giants 1. HŠK Građanski where he would play another two seasons, until 1927, and he will win the 1926 Yugoslav First League. After 1927, he returned to Szeged, where he continued his career. He usually played as left-winger.
Between 1922 and 1923, he played two matches for the Yugoslavia national football team
while playing with Vojvodina having scored two goals. He participated, and scored twice, in the friendly match played on 28 July 1922 in Zagreb against Czechoslovakia
, which was a first ever win of the Yugoslav national team, with a final result of 4-3. His other, and last, match was a year latter, on 3 July 1923, in a friendly match in Cracow, against Poland
, a 2-1 win.
Serbian language
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: Abraham Geza Saraz, Serbian Cyrillic: Абрахам Геза Сараз) was a Hungarian
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...
, Yugoslav
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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international football player.
Being born in the Hungarian city of Szeged
Szeged
' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
, Hungary
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...
, his real name was Ábrahám Jenő (Hungarian, Jenő Ábrahám), while playing in Yugoslavia, and in the national team, he was recorded in the chronicles as Abraham Geza (Hungarian, Géza Ábrahám) or Abraham Geza Saraz, being "Száraz" his nickname, meaning in Hungarian "Dry", that he received probably because of his looks.
He started playing in his hometown club Szeged, but in 1922 he came to Yugoslavia to play in FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
. He played there for three seasons, until 1925, when he moved to another Yugoslav club, the Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
giants 1. HŠK Građanski where he would play another two seasons, until 1927, and he will win the 1926 Yugoslav First League. After 1927, he returned to Szeged, where he continued his career. He usually played as left-winger.
Between 1922 and 1923, he played two matches for the Yugoslavia national football team
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
while playing with Vojvodina having scored two goals. He participated, and scored twice, in the friendly match played on 28 July 1922 in Zagreb against Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
, which was a first ever win of the Yugoslav national team, with a final result of 4-3. His other, and last, match was a year latter, on 3 July 1923, in a friendly match in Cracow, against Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
, a 2-1 win.
External sources
- Abraham Sarasz Geza at Reprezentacija.rs