Pál Szalay (athlete)

Pál Szalay
Personal information
Date of birth (1892-06-30)30 June 1892
Place of birth Kula, Austria-Hungary
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1922 MTK Budapest
Managerial career
1932 Pontedera
1932–1933 Pro Patria
1933–1934 Pistoiese
1934–1937 Macerata
1938–1939 Parma
1939–1940 Treviso
1941–1942 Rieti
1947 Carrarese
1948 Pisa
1948–1949 Aurora Pro Patria
1953–1954 Barletta
1957–1958 Potenza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pál Szalay (born 30 June 1892, date of death unknown) was a Hungarian track and field athlete, football player and manager.

At the 1912 Summer Olympics he competed in the 100 metres, the 4 × 100 metres relay and the long jump. He represented the sports clubs Kőbánya TE and from 1911 MTK Budapest, becoming Hungarian champion in the 100 and 220 yard sprint events in 1913.[2] He also played football for MTK Budapest from 1910 to 1922,[1] although his career was interrupted by service in World War I.[2]

After retiring as a player and athlete, he was a football manager in Italy for almost three decades.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pál Szalay at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Pál Szalay". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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