Péter Szabó

Hungarian footballer and manager

Péter Szabó (13 April 1899 – 21 September 1963) was a Hungarian football manager and player.

Club career

Born in Budapest, Szabó played with MTK Budapest FC where he won three consecutive championships.^[1] In 1919 he moves abroad and joins Austrian side Wiener AF, but after making only one appearance in the 1919–20 Austrian football championship^[2] he, along his former MTK and national team teammate Alfréd Schaffer sign with German side 1. FC Nürnberg. Szabó played a total of 43 games for Nurnberg and won the 1920 German football championship.^[3] Next he played three seasons with Eintracht Frankfurt. He also played with German sides FC Wacker München, Chemnitzer BC, Planitzer SC and Polish side Ruch Chorzów.^[4]

International career

Péter Szabó made 12 appearances for the Hungary national team between 1916 and 1919.^[5]

Coaching career

Peter Szabó had a long coaching career that includes clubs from Turkey, Germany and Hungary.^[4]

Honours

MTK Budapest

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  • Champion: 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19

1. FC Nürnberg

• German Championship
  • Champion: 1920
• Southern German championship
  • Champion: 1920
• Kreisliga Nordbayern
  • Champion: 1920

Eintracht Frankfurt

• Kreisliga Nordmain
  • Champion: 1920–21
  • Runner-up: 1921–22

Chemnitzer BC

• Mitteldeutscher Pokal
  • Winner: 1927

1. FC Köln

• Oberliga West
  • Runner-up: 1958–59

References

1. Lorenz Knierim, Hardy Grüne: Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs. Spielerlexikon 1890 - 1963. Agon Sportverlag, Kassel 2006, ISBN 3-89784-148-7, S. 386.
2. Wiener AK 1919–20 championship stats at austriasoccer.at
3. Peter Szabo at glubberer.de
4. Peter Szabo^{[permanent dead link]} at Worldfootball
5. Peter Szabo at EU-Football.info

Sources

• Matheja, Ulrich (2011). Unsere Eintracht - Eintracht Frankfurt - Die Chronik. Die Werkstatt. ISBN 978-3-89533-750-5.

• Péter Szabó at eintracht-archiv.de