Jenő Károly
Jenő Károly (born 15 January 1886; † July 28, 1926 in Turin, Italy) was a Hungarian football player and football coach. He was the first coach in the history of Juventus.
Career
Karoly's first stop as a player was the MTK Budapest, which was in 1903 just risen to the highest Hungarian league. A third place in the debut season was reached and Károly took the title of the scorer. In 1904 came for the Blue -Whites their first championship, the 1908 still another to follow. Even the title of top scorer Károly could win again. In 1910 he moved to Budapesti Athletikai Club, where he worked as a center half by the end of the decade. Károly was known for his long passes, but also was considered a " Diver ".
His first try in the national team he had already in April 1903 in a 2-1 win against Bohemia. In the next ten years he belonged to the tribe of the Hungarian selection and came again and again as a scorer in appearance. In 1912 he was part of the Hungarian banns at the Olympic Games, but was only used once, namely at 0:7 in the quarterfinal against England. After his missions took place in the national team only sporadically, his last game he made in 1918 in the 3-0 against Austria. In total he played 25 matches and scored ten goals.
According to reports by contemporary Austrian newspapers Károly 1919 to have been a labor battalion during the time of the Soviet Republic deputy commander. This could also have been a reason for the fall of the Soviet government thus why he left Hungary.
Károly first took over in 1920 the training at the Italian club Savona Calcio, who was then in the - took top division - but regionally very fragmented. 1923 Edoardo Agnelli took over the presidency when Juventus FC in Turin and made next to some player purchases also ensures that a coach has been committed with the people of Turin for the first time. The choice fell on Jenő Károly, who initially led the team to Federico Munerati, Virginio Rosetta and Giampiero Combi only a disappointing sixth place in the Northern League group. The following season the team has been strengthened by the Hungarian József Viola, this time it was enough for a third group place, but again not to participate in the finals. 1925 finally brought the Hungarian Ferenc Hirzer and with Luigi and Antonio Allemandi Vojak further reinforcements. Juventus took a superior win the group and qualified for the final of the Northern League against FC Bologna. In the away game Juventus fetched thanks to two goals Hirzer a 2-2 draw, the home game ended 0-0. However, the excitement that it brought was too big for Károly, because he suffered a heart attack, where he died a few days later. Viola took over the team and led them to a victory in the playoff final against Alba Rome, which was won with a total score of 12:1.