Pál Csernai
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Pilis, Kingdom of Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 2013 (aged 80) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1956 | Csepeli Vasas | ||
| 1956–1958 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 1958–1959 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 1959–1965 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1955 | Hungary | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1970 | Wacker 04 Berlin | ||
| 1970–1971 | SSV Reutlingen 05 | ||
| 1971–1972 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 1973–1977 | North Baden FA | ||
| 1978–1983 | FC Bayern Munich | ||
| 1983–1984 | PAOK | ||
| 1984–1985 | Benfica | ||
| 1985–1986 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 1987–1988 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 1988 | Eintracht Frankfurt[1] | ||
| 1990 | Young Boys | ||
| 1990–1991 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 1993–1994 | North Korea | ||
| 1994–1995 | Sopron | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pál Csernai (21 October 1932 – 1 September 2013) was a Hungarian football player and manager.
Career
Playing career
Born in Pilis, Kingdom of Hungary, Csernai played club football in Hungary, Germany and Switzerland for Csepeli Vasas, Karlsruher SC, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Stuttgarter Kickers.[2]
He also earned two caps for Hungary in 1955.[2]
Management career
After retiring as a player, Csernai managed clubs in Germany, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Switzerland and Hungary; he also managed the North Korean national team.[3]
Known for wearing his trade mark silk scarf, he is considered to be the inventor of the so-called "Pal system", a combination of the man-to-man and the zone defenses.[4]
Later life and death
Csernai died on 1 September 2013, after a long illness.[5]
References
- ^ "Profile" (in German). Eintracht Archiv.
- ^ a b Pál Csernai at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Pablo Gorondi (21 May 2010). "Hungary's Pal Csernai recalls 1990s stint as North Korea's soccer coach". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Bayerns Meister-Trainer Pal Csernai ist tot" (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Früherer Bayern-Trainer: Pal Csernai ist tot" (in German). Der Spiegel. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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