Francisc Spielmann

Francisc Spielmann (Hungarian: Sárvári Ferenc; 10 July 1916 – 21 November 1974) was a football player and coach of German ethnicity who played as a striker at international level for Romania and Hungary.[1][2]

The native form of this personal name is Sárvári Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Francisc Spielmann
Ferenc Sárvári
Personal information
Date of birth (1916-07-10)10 July 1916
Place of birth Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 21 November 1974(1974-11-21) (aged 58)
Place of death Oradea, Romania
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1926–1934 Stăruința Oradea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1940 CA Oradea 59 (26)
1940 UD Reșița 14 (5)
1940–1944 Nagyváradi AC 92 (57)
1945–1950 IC Oradea 90 (44)
1951–1953 Metalul Oradea 51 (23)
Total 306 (155)
International career‡
1939–1949[1] Romania 11 (4)
1940–1943[1] Hungary 7 (3)
Managerial career
1954–1955 Metalul Oradea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2017

Career

Spielmann begin his football career in 1926, at Stăruința Oradea. In 1934, he appeared in the colors of CA Oradea and immediately became a member of the silver medal team. In 1940 he made a short break to UD Reșița and then he returned to Oradea, which was already in the Hungarian Championship. He was a member of the 1943-44 Hungarian Champion and the 1948-49 Romanian Champion. He was top-scorer for NAC in their Hungarian title-winning season, with 23 goals; he was also the Hungarian player of the year. In 1950, he was put on a free agent list overnight. He returned to his first football club, Stăruința Oradea, which was named Metalul Oradea, in the county championship. He managed to move up two classes with the team and retired in 1953.

International career

Between 1939 and 1949 he played 11 times for Romania and scored 4 goals. In the meantime, between 1940 and 1943 he was a member of the Hungary team. He went on track for seven times and scored 3 goals.

Personal life

Spielmann was born in Oradea of Romanian German descent.

Honours

Player
CA Oradea

References
  1. "Francisc Spielmann – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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