Imre Taussig

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
International career^‡
1914–1918	Hungary	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2016

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 Hungary national team at the international level, earning 5 caps between 1914 and 1918.[1]

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

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I (3): 1913–14, 1916–17, 1919–20
• Magyar Kupa (1): 1914

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