Rudolf Jeny (also spelt as ''Jenny'', ''Jeney'' or ''Jenei''; 2 March 1901 – 14 May 1975) was a Hungarian

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player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Jeny was born in

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. A

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, Jeny played club football for hometown side Kispest AC and

MTK Budapest Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (Hungarian for "Hungarian Circle of Physical Practitioners") is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycl ...

. He also represented the Hungary national side at the

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, and earned a total of 20 caps for the team between 1919 and 1926.

Coaching career

Jeny managed Spanish side

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

between 1930 and 1933, Portuguese side

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

in 1933–34 and

Győri ETO FC ETO FC Győr (''Egyetértés Torna Osztály Futball Club Győr''; ''Concordance Gymnastics Department Football Club of Győr'') or just ETO is a Hungarian professional football club from the city of Győr. They are best known for reaching the se ...

in 1955.

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* * * 1901 births 1975 deaths Men's association football forwards Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Hungary Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Hungarian football managers MTK Budapest FC players Sporting CP footballers Atlético Madrid managers CSM Jiul Petroșani managers Sporting CP managers Vasas SC managers Győri ETO FC managers Zalaegerszegi TE managers Footballers from Budapest Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-bio-stub