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The native form of this personal name is Vincze Jenő. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Jenő Vincze
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-11-20)20 November 1908
Place of birth Versec, Kingdom of Hungary (today Vršac, Serbia)
Date of death 20 November 1988 (aged 80)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right forward
Youth career
1922–1925 Debreceni MTE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1927 Debreceni VSC
1927–1934 Debreceni Bocskai 154 (65)
1934–1944 Újpest FC 136 (67)
International career
1930–1939 Hungary 25 (8)
Managerial career
1947–1948 Újpesti TE
1955 Vasas Izzó
1957–1959 Servette FC
1959–1961 FC Basel
1961–1964 SpVgg Fürth
1966–1967 1. FC Nürnberg
1967–1971 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
1971–1975 SpVgg Bayreuth
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jenő Vincze (Serbian: Eugen Vince) (20 November 1908 – 20 November 1988) was a Hungarian footballer and a legend of Újpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungary national team in the 1938 World Cup Final.

Vincze started playing football for teams based in Debrecen. He became professional in 1927 at Debreceni Bocskai and he was top scorer of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1930–31 season and moved to Újpest FC in December 1934. He finished his career at Újpest in 1944.

He was considered one of the best Hungarian strikers in the 1930s, gaining 25 caps for the national team and playing on the world cup of 1934 and 1938.

After finishing his career, he became a successful coach.

References

  1. 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy Archived 13 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
NB I top scorers
Hungary squad1934 FIFA World Cup
Hungary
Hungary squad1938 FIFA World Cup runners-up
Hungary
Jenő Vincze managerial positions
Újpest FC – managers
Servette FC – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
FC Basel – managers
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – managers
1. FC Nürnbergmanagers


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