Elemér Berkessy

Elemér Berkessy
Personal information
Full name	Elemér Berkessy Cöji
Date of birth	20 June 1905
Place of birth	Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	7 July 1993 (aged 88)
Place of death	Barcelona, Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1921–1923	CA Oradea
1923–1930	CAM Petroşani
1930–1932	Ferencvárosi TC
1932–1934	RC Paris
1934–1936	FC Barcelona
1936–1937	Le Havre AC
International career
1928–1930	Hungary
Managerial career
1939-40	Tatabánya Miner
1941-42	Salgótarján Miner
1942-44	Szegedi VSE
1944	Ferencváros
1946-47	Szegedi AK
1948–1949	Vicenza Calcio
	A.S. Biellese 1902
	Pro Patria
	Rosignano Calcio
1951–1952	Real Zaragoza
1954	Grimsby Town F.C.
1955–1957	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
1957–1958	RCD Espanyol
1958	Sabadell
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elemér Berkessy (20 June 1905 – 7 July 1993), also referred to as Emilio Berkessy or Emil Berkessy, was a Hungarian footballer and coach.

Playing career

Berkessy joined Ferencváros in 1928, and with them he was the champion of Hungary twice, in 1927-28 and in 1931-32, helping his team winning the championship with a 100 percent result in the 1931-32 season. He was also part of the team that won the 1927-28 Hungarian Cup and the 1928 Mitropa Cup. He was also capped 7 times for Hungary.^[1]

He then moved to Western Europe, first in the newly founded Division 1 with RC Paris, before moving to FC Barcelona. He won the Catalonia Cup with FC Barcelona both in the 1934-35 and in the 1935-36 season.^[2] Berkessy finished his player career in France with Le Havre AC of Division 2.

Coach career

After his playing career, he became a coach, starting off as the head coach of Tatabánya Miner in 1939. Between 1941 and 1947 he coached four other Hungarian teams (Salgótarján Miner, Szegedi VSE, Ferencváros, Szegedi AK), but the highlight of his coaching career came in Italy with Vicenza Calcio, A.S. Biellese 1902,^[3] Rosignano Calcio^[4] and Spain with Real Zaragoza, RCD Espanyol and Sabadell.^[5] He also became the first foreign manager in the Football League in 1954 with Grimsby Town F.C.^[6]

Honours

Ferencvárosi TC

Hungarian Championship League
Champions (2): 1927-28 and 1931-32
Runner-up (3): 1928-29 and 1929-30

Hungarian Cup
Champions (1): 1927–28
Runner-up (1): 1931–32

Mitropa Cup
Champions (1): 1928 Mitropa Cup

References

^ Elfeledve halt meg a Fradi-focista, aki első magyarként játszhatott Real Madrid-Barcelona meccsen origo.hu
^ https://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/player/96-berkessy-elemer-emil-berkessy-coji
^ "La storia degli stranieri della Biellese". Davide Rota. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^ "Storia del G.S. Rosignano Calcio". G.S.D. Rosignano Calcio. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
^ "CE Sabadell FC - Entrenadors". Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
^ "Emilio - Town's foreign coach". Grimsby Town Supporters. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008. (originally from Rob Briggs' Sing When We're Fishing, Issue 51)

External links

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
La Liga player stats

[1] Elfeledve halt meg a Fradi-focista, aki első magyarként játszhatott Real Madrid-Barcelona meccsen origo.hu

[2] ttps://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/player/96-berkessy-elemer-emil-berkessy-coji

[3] "La storia degli stranieri della Biellese". Davide Rota. Retrieved 6 April 2008.

[4] "Storia del G.S. Rosignano Calcio". G.S.D. Rosignano Calcio. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2011.

[5] "CE Sabadell FC - Entrenadors". Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.

[6] "Emilio - Town's foreign coach". Grimsby Town Supporters. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008. (originally from Rob Briggs' Sing When We're Fishing, Issue 51)

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