Sándor Popovics (footballer)
Sándor Popovics (22 June 1939 — 1 July 2019) was a Hungarian-Dutch association football manager and a professional footballer in the position of forward. He was born in Keszthely, Hungary.
.jpg) Popovics with Sparta in 1964 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Keszthely, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 2019 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Roosendaal, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1960 | Újpest Dózsa | ||
| 1960–1963 | Fürth | ||
| 1963–1964 | Sparta | 5 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | FC Zaanstreek | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1970–1971 | Quick | ||
| 1971–1972 | MVV '27 | ||
| 1972–1974 | RFC Rotterdam | ||
| 1974–1976 | Overmaas | ||
| 1976–1977 | Unitas | ||
| 1977–1978 | Xerxes | ||
| 1978–1980 | Barendrecht | ||
| 1980–1981 | SVV | ||
| 1981–1983 | Waregem | ||
| 1983–1985 | De Graafschap | ||
| 1985–1987 | NEC Nijmegen | ||
| 1988–1990 | Cambuur | ||
| 1990–1992 | Excelsior | ||
| 1993–1994 | FC Eindhoven | ||
| 1994 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 1995–1998 | ADO Den Haag (gen. manager) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Verbroedering Geel | ||
| 2002 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2010 | RBC Roosendaal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
As a footballer he played for Újpest Dózsa (1958–1960).[1] He continued his football career in Germany at SpVgg Fürth (1960–1963) and later moved to Holland to play for Sparta (1963–64), and FC Zaanstreek (1964–1966).
After retiring form playing, Popovics coached Dutch amateur clubs Quick (1970–1971), MVV '27 (1971–1972), RFC Rotterdam (1972–1974), Overmaas (1974-1976), Unitas (1976–1977), Xerxes (1977–1978) and Barendrecht (1978–1980).
He also held the position of general manager at ADO Den Haag[2] and was named head scout at NAC in February 2002[3]
He became a naturalized Dutch citizen in 1970.[4] Popovics died on 1 July 2019 from Alzheimer's disease in Roosendaal, Netherlands, aged 80.[5]
References
change- ↑ Hongaarse baltovenaars - NRC (in Dutch)
- ↑ HONGAAR POPOVICS WORDT MANAGER BIJ DEN HAAG - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ↑ Sandor Popovics hoofd scouting Archived 2019-07-01 at the Wayback Machine - NAC (in Dutch)
- ↑ Sandor Popovics overleden - N.E.C. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Oud-trainer Popovics van De Graafschap en NEC overleden - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
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