József Turay

József Turay ( born March 1, 1905 in Eger, Austria - Hungary, † June 24, 1963 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian football player who five league titles and the Mitropacup won in the interwar period with Ferencvaros and the Hungaria and with the Hungarian national team 1938 Vice World Champion.

Club career

Turay began his career at Röppentyű utcai SC, where he was brought in 1926 with the introduction of professional football by István Tóth - Potya to Ferencvárosi FC in the highest Hungarian league. There, the center forward was initially only replacement, since this position was occupied by arrivierten Mihály Pataki. Turay was accordingly only a few uses, but could already celebrate in his first season with the townspeople Franzens the Double. After Pataki had ended his career, Turay took over his position and was able to establish itself quickly in a forward line with Vilmos Kohut and József Takács.

The two-legged striker could be characterized in that he helped his strike partners on a number of scoring chances, but was himself a goal threat and his jumping ability also impressed in the head ball game. After 1927, the second double was won in a row, the Green-Whites were also qualified for the Mitropacup. With victories over the Beogradski SK and SK Admira Vienna, the team reached the final, where the SK Rapid Wien waited. Already in the first leg with a 7-1 Hungary made ​​the all clear, the 3:5 in the second leg after that was just a formality, with Turay also involved with a gate.

1932 could be achieved another championship, this time Ferencvaros was in a class by itself, won all 22 league matches and scored with a forward line to the next Turay, Takács and Kohut also Géza Toldi and Mihály Táncos had encountered now, a total of 105 goals. This year he was also elected Hungarian Footballer of the Year. According to a third Cup victory in 1933 Turay left the club and joined local rivals Hungaria FC.

The Blue -Whites however standing with László Cseh an excellent center forward in the squad and Turay took over the position of the center rotor. There he was by his workload and his unspectacular but effective operation of the team support and was on the side of Gusztáv Sebes under coach Alfréd Schaffer two more championship titles to add to his collection. When Hungaria he remained until 1940, rather the club was dissolved by the Horthy regime and ended after his career with the all- TE and the Újvidéki AC.

National

For the first time, the center forward ran in April 1928 the Hungarians into the field, when Czechoslovakia as part of the Nation's 2-0 was defeated. A few months later in the same competition against Switzerland, he scored his first goal. Turay also belonged to the team that was in 1930 by a home defeat against Italy 's victory in this inaugural Európa Kupa still out of hand.

Turay had meanwhile gained a regular place in the national team, where he occasionally also as a left connector was used. However, he was initially not considered further through his move from club and playing position. Although he was part of the contingent of Hungary at the World Cup 1934, but was not there to use. It was not until 1935 he was again in international matches into account, and succeeded, György Szűcs snatch the regular place as center-half.

In the next few years he was playing regularly for Hungary and also ran in the World Championships 1938 in all matches up to and including the semi-finals on. After the 5-1 win against Sweden, the team management decided but a few tactical changes for the final, including the position of the center rotor belonged. In the final, played Szűcs and Turay had to watch as the Hungarians documents with 2:4.

After that, he played four more matches, ending in 1939 against Poland after 48 missions and eleven gates of his international career.

Achievements

  • Vice World Champion 1938
  • 1x Mitropacupsieger: 1928
  • 5x Hungarian Champion: 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937
  • 3x Hungarian Cup Winner: 1927, 1928, 1933
  • 48 games and 11 goals for the Hungarian national football team: 1928-1939
  • National football team (Hungary )
  • Hungarian
  • Born 1905
  • Died in 1963
  • Man
1928 Mitropa Cup
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