Imre Taussig (28 June 1894 – 23 March 1945) was a Hungarian international

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who played as a forward

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er. Taussig, who was Jewish, played club football for MTK for his entire career, winning three titles, and also represented Hungary national team at the international level, earning 5 caps between 1914 and 1918.

Professional

Clubs

Taussig began his football career when he signed with

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in 1907. He was 13 at the time.

National team

Taussig earned 5

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with the

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between 1914 and 1918.

Personal

During the World War 2 he was in

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Camp,

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. Imre, then 50 years old was murdered in March 1945 in

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research.

Honours

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(3): 1913–14, 1916–17, 1919–20 *

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(1): 1914

References

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* Antal Zoltán – Hoffer József: Alberttől Zsákig, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1968 * Rejtő László – Lukács László – Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1977, 1894 births 1945 deaths Jewish footballers Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers MTK Budapest FC players Hungarian civilians killed in World War II Men's association football forwards Hungarian Jews who died in the Holocaust Jewish Hungarian sportspeople {{Hungary-footy-forward-stub