Rudolf Kotormány
Rudolf Kotormány (23 January 1911 – 2 August 1983), also spelled in Romanian as Cotormani, was a Romanian international footballer who played as a defender and coach. He was born in Austria-Hungary (now in Romania).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Temesvár, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 1983 (aged 72) | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1922 | Fortuna Timişoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1931 | Chinezul Timişoara | - | (-) |
| 1931–1942 | Ripensia Timişoara | 146 | (11) |
| 1946–1947 | CFR Timişoara | 4 | (0) |
| Total | - | (-) | |
| International career | |||
| 1932–1938 | Romania | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946 | CFR Timişoara | ||
| 1954 | Metalul Hunedoara | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
At club level, he spent his whole career in Liga I. After playing as a youth for the Timişoara-based team Fortuna, he made his Divizia A debut on 11 September 1932 in a 3–2 defeat to Rapid București.
In 1946, he joined CFR Timişoara, and played his last match in the division on 10 November 1946 in a 2–6 defeat against ITA Arad .
With the Romania national football team, he was picked by joint coaches Josef Uridil and Costel Rădulescu to play in the 1934 World Cup in Italy. The team were eliminated in the first round of this competition, losing 2–1 to Czechoslovakia.
Honours
Notes and references
- Rudolf Kotormány at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Rudolf Kotormány at National-Football-Teams.com
