Nicolae Hönigsberg

Nicolae Hönigsberg (also known as Miklós Kinigli;[1] 28 August 1901 – 8 December 1944) was a Romanian footballer of Hungarian and Jewish ethnicity.[2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3] Hönigsberg, which was also known at that time under the name of Kinigli, was born when Oradea was part of Austria-Hungary and played its entire career for the local football club, Club Atletic Oradea, in 53 league matches and scored 18 goals.[4]

Nicolae Hönigsberg / Miklós Kinigli
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-08-28)28 August 1901
Place of birth Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 8 December 1944(1944-12-08) (aged 43)
Place of death Mauthausen, Nazi Germany
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Nagyváradi AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1925 CA Oradea 53 (18)
Total 53 (18)
International career
1922–1924 Romania 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hönigsberg died in 1944, at the age of 43, in the Mauthausen concentration camp, during the World War II, being one of the Holocaust victims.[5]

References
  1. Nicolae Hönigsberg. eu-football.info (in English)
  2. "Nicolae Hönigsberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Hönigsberg Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. Kleszken, Ioan (2022). Istoria clubului de fotbal CAO/NAC Oradea Vol.1. Iași: Editura Zupia. pp. 48–174. ISBN 978-606-9722-24-4.
  5. Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database / Miklós Hönigsberg. ushmm.org (in English)


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