Janos Biri ( Hungarian János Biri ; July 21, 1901 , Budapest , Austria-Hungary - February 20, 1974 , Budapest, Hungary ) - Hungarian football player and coach who had Portuguese citizenship. He acted as a goalkeeper . Member of the Olympic Games — 1924 .
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| Born | July 21, 1901 Budapest , Austria-Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 20, 1974 (72 years old) Budapest , Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |     Hungary  Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 182 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club
Janos Biri began his career as a football player at the Kishpest club. In 1925–27 he played 35 matches [1] in the Italian Championship for Padova . From 1927 to 1933 he played in Hungarian clubs, after which he moved to the Portuguese championship . He completed his career at Boavista in 1935.
Team
Janos Biri made his debut in the Hungarian national team on September 23, 1923 in a friendly match with the Austrians . In total, the goalkeeper played 5 matches for the national team, including 2 in the framework of the 1924 Olympics . The last time Biri played for the national team was on October 7, 1928 in a match with the Austrian team [2] .
Coaching
The entire coaching career of Janos Biri took place in Portugal. In the years 1939-1947, Janos Biri was the head coach of Benfica . During this time, the club three times became the champion of Portugal and won the national cup as many times. In the 1939/40 season, Benfica, having won the cup, also became the champion of Lisbon , and three years later combined the victory in the cup with the victory of the national championship, thus making a gold double .
After leaving Benfica, Biri coached various Portuguese clubs until 1966, but did not achieve any significant success with them.
Statistics
| Janos Biri matches for Hungary | |||||
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| # | date | Rival | Score | Missed goals | Tournament |
| one | September 23, 1923 | Austria | 2-0 | 0 | Friendly match |
| 2 | May 26, 1924 | Poland | 5: 0 | 0 | Olympiad — 1924 |
| 3 | May 29, 1924 | Egypt | 0: 3 | 3 | Olympiad — 1924 |
| four | July 12, 1925 | Sweden | 2: 6 | 6 | Friendly match |
| five | October 7, 1928 | Austria | 1: 5 | five | Friendly match |
Total: 5 matches / 14 goals conceded; 2 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses.
Achievements
- Benfica
- Champion of Portugal (3): 1941/42 , 1942/43 , 1944/45
- Portuguese Cup Winner (3): 1939/40 , 1942/43 , 1943/44
- Champion of Lisbon (1): 1939/40
Notes
- ↑ Rsssf.com . - List of Hungarian players in Italy.
- ↑ Eu-football.info . - Statistics of the football player in the national team.