Imre Taussig

Imre Taussig (28 June 1894 – 23 March 1945) was a Hungarian international footballer who played as a forward right winger.[1] Taussig, who was Jewish, played club football for MTK for his entire career, winning three titles, and also represented Hungarian national team at the international level, earning 5 caps between 1914 and 1918.[1]

Imre Taussig
Personal information
Full name Imre Taussig
Date of birth (1894-06-28)28 June 1894
Place of birth Aba, Hungary
Date of death 23 March 1945(1945-03-23) (aged 50)
Place of death Bruck an der Leitha Camp, Austria
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1907–1909 MTK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–192? MTK
National team
1914–1918 Hungary 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2016–01–17
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2016–01–17

Professional

Clubs

Taussig began his football career when he signed with MTK Budapest FC in 1907. He was 13 at the time.

National team

Taussig earned 5 caps with the Hungary national football team between 1914 and 1918.[2][1]

Personal

During the World War 2 he was in Bruck an der Leitha Camp, Austria. Imre, then 50 years old was murdered in March 1945 in Bruck an der Leitha Camp, Austria.[1] This information is based on a list of murdered persons found in M.34.1 - Yad Vashem research.

Honours

References

  1. "Remembering the cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust". the Guardian. 6 May 2019.
  2. "Taussig Imre 5 / 1" (in Hungarian). Magyarvalogatott.hu. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  • Yad Vashem Info
  • Antal Zoltán – Hoffer József: Alberttől Zsákig, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1968
  • Rejtő László – Lukács László – Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1977, ISBN 963-253-501-4

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