Rudolf Demetrovics (19 September 1914[1] – 2 March 1993), also known as Rudolf Demetrovici, Rudolf Deményi or Rezső Deményi, was a Romanian footballer of Hungarian descent, who played as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Paks, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 2 March 1993 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Wollongong, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1938 | Chinezul Timișoara | 92 | (1) |
| 1938–1940 | Venus București | 39 | (0) |
| 1940–1944 | Nagyváradi AC | 91 | (3) |
| 1946–1948 | MTV Ingolstadt | ||
| 1948–1949 | SpVgg Fürth | (0) | |
| 1949–1950 | MTV Ingolstadt | ||
| Total | 229 | (4) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1935–1940 | Romania | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2019 | |||
Debuted in football by the legendary club Chinezul Timișoara, Demetrovics was an important player of the golden team of Venus București, club with which he won two national titles. Subsequently, he moved to Nagyváradi AC and won another title, this time in Hungary, being again an important pillar in a team of legend, 1943–1944 generation of NAC, first squad outside Budapest which was crowned as champion of Hungary.
After World War II he ended up in Germany, where he played for MTV Ingolstadt in the highest Bavarian amateur League, the Bayernliga, which was then part of the national second tier of German football. In 1948/49 he played for one season for SpVgg Fürth which then played in the Oberliga Süd, the part of the first tier of Germany, where the club got relegated. After this he returned for one season to Ingolstadt.
Demetrovics then migrated to Australia. He was married and had a daughter and a son.
International career edit
Rudolf Demetrovics played at international level in 8 matches for Romania.[2]
Honours edit
Venus București
- Divizia A: 1938–39, 1939–40
- Cupa României: Runner-up 1939–40
Nagyváradi AC
MTV Ingolstadt
- Bavarian Cup: Runner-up 1947
References edit
- ^ Deményi Rudolf. magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian)
- ^ "Rudolf Demetrovics". European Football. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
External links edit
- Rudolf Demetrovics at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Rudolf Demetrovics at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rudolf Demetrovics, Kleeblatt-Chronik