Jenő Károly

Jenő Károly
Personal information
Date of birth	January 15, 1886(1886-01-15)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death	July 28, 1926 (aged 40)
Playing position	Centerhalf, Attacker
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1903-10 1910-19	MTK Budapest Budapesti AK	106 (95)[1]
National team
1903-18	Hungary	25 (10)[2]
Teams managed
1920-23 1923-26	Savona 1907 Juventus
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jenő Károly (15 January 1886 – 28 July 1926) was a Hungarian footballer and later manager born in Budapest, outside of his homeland he is particularly noted for being the first manager of Agnelli-era Juventus.

As a player, Károly appeared for two local Budapest clubs, including the powerful MTK Budapest. He was renowned for having a very high goals-to-game ratio. He also represented his country a number of times, including at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Player

• 1903 Hungarian League (MTK Budapest)
• 1908 Hungarian League (MTK Budapest)
• 1910 Hungarian Cup (MTK Budapest)

Individual

• 1903 Hungarian League Topscorer (MTK Budapest)^[3]
• 1905 Hungarian League Topscorer (MTK Budapest)

Manager

• 1925–26 Serie A (Juventus)

References