Imre Schlosser
Imre Schlosser (also known as Imre Schlosser-Lakatos; 11 October 1889 – 18 July 1959) was a Hungarian footballer of Danube Swabian ancestry who played as a forward. He still holds the record as the highest goalscorer in the history of the Hungarian National Championship.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imre Schlosser-Lakatos | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 1959 (aged 69)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1916 | Ferencvárosi TC | 155 | (258) |
| 1916–1922 | MTK Hungária FC | 125 | (141) |
| 1925–1926 | Wiener AC | 17 | (6) |
| 1926–1927 | Ferencvárosi TC | 14 | (11) |
| 1927–1928 | Budai 33 | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 320 | (417) | |
| National team | |||
| 1906–1927 | Hungary | 68 | (59) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1922–1923 | Vívó és Atlétikai Club | ||
| 1923–1924 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| 1924–1925 | Wisła Kraków | ||
| 1925–1926 | Wiener AC | ||
| 1925–1926 | Brigittenauer AC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
The son of János Schlosser and Maria Kettner, Schlosser made his debut for Hungary on 7 October 1906, aged 16 years, 361 days, in a 4–4 draw with Bohemia. In a national team career that would last more than 20 years, Schlosser played 68 times for Hungary (the team won 70% of the games in which they fielded Schlosser), and scored 59 goals, a ratio of 0.87 goals per match.[2]
In his club career, Schlosser reportedly scored 417 league goals, a number believed to be the sixth highest of all-time.[3] He managed IFK Norrköping.[4]
International goals
- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 November 1906 | Budapest, Hungary | 3–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 2. | 5 April 1908 | Budapest, Hungary | 5–2 | Won | Friendly | |
| 3. | 5 April 1908 | Budapest, Hungary | 5–2 | Won | Friendly | |
| 4. | 1 November 1908 (*) | Budapest, Hungary | 5–3 | Won | Friendly | |
| 5. | 4 April 1909 | Budapest, Hungary | 3–3 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 6. | 2 May 1909 | Vienna, Austria | 4–3 | Won | Friendly | |
| 7. | 2 May 1909 | Vienna, Austria | 4–3 | Won | Friendly | |
| 8. | 2 May 1909 | Vienna, Austria | 4–3 | Won | Friendly | |
| 9. | 31 May 1909 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–8 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 10. | 7 November 1909 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–2 | Won | Friendly | |
| 11. | 7 November 1909 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–2 | Won | Friendly | |
| 12. | 26 May 1910 | Budapest, Hungary | 6–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 13. | 26 May 1910 | Budapest, Hungary | 6–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 14. | 1 January 1911 | Paris, France | 3–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 15. | 1 January 1911 | Paris, France | 3–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 16. | 1 January 1911 | Paris, France | 3–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 17. | 6 January 1911 | Milan, Italy | 1–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 18. | 29 October 1911 | Budapest, Hungary | 9–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 19. | 29 October 1911 | Budapest, Hungary | 9–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 20. | 29 October 1911 | Budapest, Hungary | 9–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 21. | 29 October 1911 | Budapest, Hungary | 9–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 22. | 29 October 1911 | Budapest, Hungary | 9–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 23. | 29 October 1911 | Budapest, Hungary | 9–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 24. | 17 December 1911 | Munich, Germany | 4–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 25. | 17 December 1911 | Munich, Germany | 4–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 26. | 14 April 1912 | Budapest, Hungary | 4–4 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 27. | 23 June 1912 | Christiania, Norway | 6–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 28. | 23 June 1912 | Christiania, Norway | 6–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 29. | 3 July 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | 3–1 | Won | 1912 Summer Olympics | |
| 30. | 3 July 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | 3–1 | Won | 1912 Summer Olympics | |
| 31. | 3 July 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | 3–1 | Won | 1912 Summer Olympics | |
| 32. | 5 July 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | 3–0 | Won | 1912 Summer Olympics | |
| 33. | 12 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | 9–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 34. | 12 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | 9–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 35. | 14 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | 12–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 36. | 14 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | 12–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 37. | 14 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | 12–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 38. | 14 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | 12–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 39. | 14 July 1912 | Moscow, Russia | 12–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 40. | 3 November 1912 | Budapest, Hungary | 4–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 41. | 3 November 1912 | Budapest, Hungary | 4–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 42. | 18 May 1913 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 43. | 19 June 1914 | Stockholm, Sweden | 5–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 44. | 21 June 1914 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 45. | 4 October 1914 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–2 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 46. | 30 May 1915 | Vienna, Austria | 2–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 47. | 3 October 1915 | Vienna, Austria | 2–4 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 48. | 4 June 1916 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 49. | 5 November 1916 | Vienna, Austria | 3–3 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 50. | 6 May 1917 | Vienna, Austria | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 51. | 3 June 1917 | Budapest, Hungary | 6–2 | Won | Friendly | |
| 52. | 3 June 1917 | Budapest, Hungary | 6–2 | Won | Friendly | |
| 53. | 15 July 1917 | Vienna, Austria | 4–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 54. | 14 April 1918 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 55. | 12 May 1918 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 56. | 2 June 1918 | Vienna, Austria | 2–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 57. | 5 June 1921 | Budapest, Hungary | 2–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 58. | 6 November 1921 | Budapest, Hungary | 4–2 | Won | Friendly |
- Note, according to Austrian sources Schlosser scored both the goals for 3–2 and 4–2; one Hungarian source credits the 4–2 to Béla Krempels.[2]
Honours
Ferencvárosi TC
- Hungarian League: 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1927
- Hungarian Cup: 1913, 1927
MTK Hungária FC
- Hungarian League: 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
- Hungarian Top Scorer: 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1917
- European Top Scorer: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914[5]
See also
References
- Imre Schlosser at Olympedia
- Profile, rsssf.com; accessed 24 March 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon 1000–1990". www.mek.iif.hu.
- Hernán Speroni: European Topscorers before 1967/68, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 10.9.2005
