Egon Pollak

Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak (Hebrew: אגון פולק, 12 November 1898 – 21 January 1981) was an Austrian-born footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (a.k.a. Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israel national football team in their 3–1 loss to the United States just after gaining independence.

Gitschi Pollak
Egon Pollak in 1939
Personal information
Full name Egon Erwin Pollak
Date of birth (1898-11-12)12 November 1898
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death 21 January 1981 (aged 82)
Place of death Germany
Position(s) Fullback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hakoah Wien
1926–1927 New York Giants 19 (0)
International career
1924 Austria 1 (0)
Managerial career
1934 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1938 Mandatory Palestine
1941 Maccabi Rishon LeZion[1]
1948 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Egon Erwin Pollak was born in Vienna, Austria, to a Jewish family.

Club career

Pollak began his career with SC Hakoah Wien in the Austrian League. In 1926, he moved to the United States where he played a single season with the New York Giants of the American Soccer League.[2]

References

  1. E. Pollak – Manager of Team Maccabi Rishon LeZion HaBoker, 15 December 1940, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
  2. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921–1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
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