Gyula Bíró

The native form of this personal name is Bíró Gyula. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Gyula Bíró
Personal information
Full name Gyula Bíró
Date of birth (1890-05-10)10 May 1890
Place of birth Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 23 January 1961(1961-01-23) (aged 70)
Place of death Mexico City, Mexico
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1916 MTK 135 (17)
International career
1906–1916 Hungary 36 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gyula Bíró (10 May 1890 – 23 January 1961) was a Hungarian Olympic football player and manager of Jewish heritage.[1][2][3] As part of Hungary, he completed at 1912 Olympics.[4]

Playing career

Club career

Bíró started his football career at MTK Hungária FC, being barely 15 years old when he made his first team debut in the 1905 championship.[5] He was originally a goalkeeper before becoming a midfielder, but later he also played as a forward.[4] He stayed loyal to his club until the end of his career, becoming a three-time champion and a three-time cup winner.[4] He retired from football at the tender age of 26 after scoring 17 goals in 135 games in the Hungarian League.[4]

International career

Bíró made his international debut for Hungary against Bohemia on 7 October 1906, at the age of 16 years and 162 days, thus becoming the second youngest player of the national team, only after József Horváth (15 years and 187 days).[5][6] In his 36 games with the national team, Biró scored three goals,[4][7] including his first goal on 2 May 1909, aged 19 years, to help his side to a 4–3 victory over Austria.[6]

Coaching career

Bíró started his coaching career with 1. FC Nürnberg in 1920, before moving to Poland in 1923, where he coached Hasmonea Lwów. In the following year, he took charge of the Poland national team at the 1924 Olympics, where they were eliminated in the first round by Hungary.[4][8] From June 1924 until November 1925, he was a coach of Warta Poznań. He later returned to Germany as coach of FC Saarbrücken during the 1926–27 season.[4]

Bíró coached FC Baia Mare in Romania in 1930s, and later Atlético Marte in Mexico.[4] Because of his Jewish origin, Bíró left Europe before the start of World War II and went to Mexico.[4]

He worked as an engineer too in the places where he lived, and he died at the age of 71 in Mexico.

Career statistics

Goals for Hungary

Hungary score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bíró goal.
List of international goals scored by Gyula Bíró[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 May 1909 Cricketer Platz, Vienna, Austria  Australia 2–2 4–3 Friendly
2 29 October 1911 Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest, Hungary   Switzerland 1–0 9–0
3 27 April 1913 Prater Sportplatz, Vienna, Austria  Australia 2–1 4–1 Wagner Trophy

See also

References

  1. ^ "Центральный Еврейский Ресурс. Сайт русскоязычных евреев всего мира" [Central Jewish Resource. Website for Russian-speaking Jews around the world] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  2. ^ Handler, Andrew (12 September 1985). From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary. East European Monographs. ISBN 9780880330855 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Steen, Rob; Novick, Jed; Richards, Huw (4 July 2013). The Cambridge Companion to Football. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107014848 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Olympedia – Gyula Bíró". www.olympedia.org. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Legfiatalabb pályára lépőink a klubban és a válogatottban - íme, a lista" [Our youngest players in the club and the national team - here is the list] (in Hungarian). www.mtkbudapest.hu. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Gyula Bíró, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Gyula BIRO". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Gyula Bíró, football manager". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 February 2024.