József Pecsovszky

József Pecsovszky or Iosif Petschovschi (also known as József Perényi; 2 July 1921 – 6 October 1968), was a Romanian football player of Hungarian ethnicity. His nickname was Peci. He could play in any position on the pitch, he was even goalkeeper once.

József Pecsovszky
Pecsovszky (left) with son after a match in 1961
Personal information
Full name József Pecsovszky / Iosif Petschovschi
Date of birth (1921-07-02)2 July 1921
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Date of death 6 October 1968(1968-10-06) (aged 47)
Place of death Arad, Romania
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1940 Chinezul Timișoara
1940 CAM Timișoara 2 (0)
1940–1941 Chinezul Timișoara
1941–1944 Nagyváradi AC 66 (5)
1944–1945 CA Cluj
1946–1951 ITA Arad 94 (34)
1952–1954 CCA București 50 (19)
1955–1961 UTA Arad 133 (35)
Total 345 (93)
National team
1942–1943[1] Hungary 3 (0)
1945–1958[1] Romania 32 (11)
Teams managed
1962–1963 UTA Arad
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Petschovschi played 273 games in Divizia A, scoring a massive 86 goals. For Romania he won 32 caps, scoring 11 goals.

Petschovschi made his debut in Divizia A at the age of 16, as player of Chinezul Timișoara.

Petschovschi played in the Hungarian Football Championship between 1941 and 1944 under the name of József Perényi, winning the Hungarian title with Nagyváradi AC, and played three times for the Hungarian national team.

His fame was such that in 1946 a Hungarian footballer tried, and even did so for a short while, to steal Petschovschi's identity, when he recommenced himself as the real Petschovschi in order to sign a contract with RC Strasbourg of France.

Petschovski was suspended in October 1947 for a period of three months because before an international game between Romania and Poland he bet on the Polish team.

In 1952 he became the first footballer to receive the title of Master of Sport. He was also the first Romanian footballer to be called to play for a World Team alongside the biggest names of football.

In 1952 he moved to Steaua București for three years, before returning to Arad to play for UT Arad until 1961 when he retired from professional football. In 1961 he briefly crossed with his son Jóska, who also played for Arad.[2]

Petschovschi coached UT Arad during the 1962–63 season.

He died of cancer at his home in Arad at the age of 47 on 6 October 1968.

His former club, UT Arad raised him a statue, which can be found at the main entrance of the UTA Stadium.

Honours

Club
Nagyváradi AC
UTA Arad
CCA București

References
  1. "Iosif Petschovschi – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. "Ne csupán a focistáról..., hanem az emberrõl". Nyugati Jelen. 2788: 3. 8 November 2000.
Sources
  • Oroszhegyi Károly: Pecsovszky – das blonde Wunder, Neue Banater Zeitung, 1978.
  • Oroszhegyi Károly: Csala, a Szőke Csoda, Jelenkor kiadó, 2000.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Victor Moldovan		 Steaua Top Scorer
1954		 Succeeded by
Nicolae Tătaru
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