Sándor Bródy (footballer)
Sándor Bródy (15 August 1884 – 19 April 1944) was a Jewish-Hungarian football (soccer) player. He competed for Hungary at the 1912 Olympics and was a star in the national side.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 August 1884 | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 1944 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ferencváros | 151 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1906–1913 | Hungary | 17 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1921–23 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| 1937 | Ferencváros | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
His first appearance in Ferencvaros was in 1902 and he played in the starting lineup until 1914.
He took part in the first World War, and in March 1915 he was captured by the Russian Army in the Polish city of Przemysl and spent the rest of the war in the Russian concentration camp Berezovka on the river Ob in Siberia.[1]
He played in 17 matches for the Hungarian national side and scored once (1906–1913).
Later he worked as a coach for Swedish side IFK Goteborg (1921–1923) and for his former club, Ferencvaros (1937). He died during the second World War.
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