Kálmán Konrád

Kálmán Konrád
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-05-23)23 May 1896
Place of birth Bácspalánka, Austria-Hungary
(today Bačka Palanka, Serbia)
Date of death 10 May 1980(1980-05-10) (aged 83)
Place of death Stockholm, Sweden
Position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1916 MTK Hungária
1916–1917 Magyar AC
1917–1919 MTK Hungária 94 (88)
1919–1926 Wiener Amateur SV 116 (79[1])
1926–1927 Brooklyn Wanderers 27 (2)
1927–1928 MTK Hungária
Total 237 (169)
International career
1914–1928 Hungary 12 (2)
Managerial career
1928–1930 Bayern Munich
1930–1931 FC Zürich
1933–1935 Slavia Prague
1936–1937 Rapid Bucharest
1937–1939 1. FC Brno
1939–1942 Örebro SK
1942–1947 Åtvidabergs FF
1947–1950 Malmö FF
1950–1951 Råå IF
1951–1955 BK Derby
1955–1956 Junsele IF
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kálmán Konrád (23 May 1896 – 10 May 1980) was regarded as one of the best footballers in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 1910s.[2] An inside right, he played on the Hungary national team with his brother, Jenő Konrád. Kálmán, who later played for Austria, coached the Romania national team for five games in the mid-1930s as well as a number of club teams up to his retirement in 1956.[3]

Career

Playing career

Born in Bácspalánka (Bačka Palanka), a town on the Danube River in Austria-Hungary (now part of Vojvodina, Serbia), Konrád moved to Budapest as a small child. He joined the club MTK Hungária FC in 1910 at the age of 14 and then joined the first team in the Hungarian League in 1913 at the age of 17. Konrád played for MTK from 1913 to 1919 and helped the team win the Hungarian Championship in 1914, 1917–1919 (there was no league in 1915 or 1916 because of World War I). In the three championship seasons between 1917 and 1919, MTK outscored their opponents, 376–46, and had an overall record of 60-4-2. Konrád played in 94 games during this incredible run and scored 88 goals while a player for MTK. He was also a member of the Hungary national team, appearing in 12 games and scoring two goals.

In August 1926, Konrád was brought to the United States by Nat Agar, the owner-manager of the Brooklyn Wanderers of the American Soccer League (ASL). Konrád's talent was said to be so legendary that Agar was forced to keep the transfer a secret until he was on his way to the U.S.[3] That year, Konrád played for Brooklyn and appeared in 27 games and scored two goals. That season, he also played in the International Soccer League, a new league of American and Canadian teams. The Wanderers of the ASL participated and won the league championship with a 5–3–1 record. Konrád scored four goals while playing in every game.

After his only season in the United States, Konrád returned to Hungary and ended his playing career with MTK during the 1927–28 season.

Managerial career

After his retirement from playing in 1928, Konrád became a coach and led a succession of clubs including Bayern Munich, FC Zürich, and Slavia Prague. Konrád also coached a number of teams in Sweden,[4] including Malmö FF, where he won the Allsvenskan in 1949 and 1950. He settled in Sweden and lived there until his death in 1980.[3]

Honours

As manager

Malmö FF

References

  1. ↑ http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/nat/statsn/spoe1stat/DETAIL/004437.htm
  2. ↑ Bolchover, David (13 June 2026). "Why football does not remember the name of its greatest ever Jewish player". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kalman Konrad". Jews In Sports. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  4. ↑ http://www.degerforsif.se/artiklar/de-ungerska-tranarna-som-fornyade-den-svenska-fotbollen
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