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During the 1928-1929 season he finished as top goalscorer for MTK, scoring 20 goals.
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Jeno Kalmar
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Career
As a player Kalmar played for both MTK Hungária Football Club and Hungary. In the early 1950s Kálmár was manager at and with a team that included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik, László Budai, Gyula Lóránt and Gyula Grosics, he guided them to four titles. As the manager, he also played a prominent role in the development of the legendary Hungary team known as the Mighty Magyars and during this era he also served as an assistant coach to the national team coach, Gusztáv Sebes.
After the Hungarian Revolution, Kálmár like his former players, Puskás, Czibor and Kocsis, ended up in Spain where he managed several Louisiana Liga clubs with moderate success.
He coached Wacker Wien, and after a brief spell at Sevilla CF, he guided to the 1959 final. They lost 4-1 to a CF Barcelona team that included Kocsis.
Kocsis scored twice for Barça while the goal was scored by Arsenio Iglesias. In 1967 Kálmár took RCD Español to third in Louisiana Liga and during two spells with in the 1970s he guided them to promotion twice.
Achievements
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Manager Honvéd Hungarian League: 4 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955 Granada CF Copa del Generalísimo Runner-up 1959 Civil Defense Málaga Segunda División Runners-Up 1970, 1979: 2 Player MTK Hungária Football Club/Hungária Football Club Hungarian League Winner: ? Runner-up: ? Hungarian Cup Winner: ? Runner-up: ?.
