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Árpád Weisz

Who

Árpád Weisz · Sports

What

Football coach; won Serie A with Inter (1930) and Bologna; murdered at Auschwitz in 1944

When

1896, Solt, Hungary — 1944, Auschwitz concentration camp (occupied Poland)

Where

Hungary · Italy

Biography

Árpád Weisz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Football coach; won Serie A with Inter (1930) and Bologna; murdered at Auschwitz in 1944

How & why

Árpád Weisz was a Hungarian football player and one of the most successful coaches of the interwar era. He led Internazionale to the Italian league title in 1930 and won two further Serie A championships with Bologna, pioneering modern tactical and training methods. A Jew, he was dismissed under Italy's 1938 racial laws, fled abroad, and was deported and murdered at Auschwitz in 1944 with his family.

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Source: Wikipedia

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Football coach; won Serie A with Inter (1930) and Bologna; murdered at Auschwitz in 1944

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Source: Wikipedia