Vilmos Zombori
Vilmos Zombori (11 January 1906 in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Romania) – 17 January 1993) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was also known as William Zombory.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Temesvár, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 17 January 1993 (aged 87) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1919–1925 | Chinezul Timișoara | ||
| 1925–1926 | Sparta CFR Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1929 | Chinezul Timișoara | ||
| 1929–1938 | Ripensia Timișoara | 44 | (5) |
| 1938–1939 | ILSA Timișoara | ||
| 1945–1947 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| National team | |||
| 1926–1935 | Romania | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Biography
At club level, he spent his career in Liga I with Chinezul Timișoara and Ripensia Timișoara.
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. During this competition, the team were eliminated in the first round, after a 2–1 defeat to Czechoslovakia.
Record
As of 5 September 2010, he holds the record for the most goals scored by a goalkeeper in the Romanian First League, with a total of 5.[1]
Honours
- Chinezul Timișoara
- Ripensia Timișoara
External links
- Vilmos Zombori at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Vilmos Zombori at National-Football-Teams.com
- An article about Zombori (Romanian)
References
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