Béla Guttmann
Midfielder, Football player
1900 – 1981
Who was Béla Guttmann?
Béla Guttmann was a Jewish Hungarian footballer and coach. He played as a midfielder for MTK Hungária FC, SC Hakoah Wien, Hungary and several clubs in the United States. However he is perhaps best remembered as a coach and manager of some the world's leading football teams, including AC Milan, São Paulo FC, FC Porto, Benfica and C.A. Peñarol. His greatest success came with Benfica when he guided them to two successive European Cup wins in 1961 and in 1962.
Together with Márton Bukovi and Gusztáv Sebes, Guttmann formed a triumvirate of radical Hungarian coaches who pioneered the 4–2–4 formation and he is also credited with mentoring Eusébio. However throughout his career he was never far from controversy. Widely travelled, as both a player and coach, he rarely stayed at a club longer than two seasons, and was quoted as saying the third season is fatal. He was sacked at AC Milan while they were top of Serie A and he walked out on Benfica after they refused a request for a pay rise, purportedly leaving the club with a curse as he left. He also earned a reputation for his self-confidence and his brash style, leading to comparisons with José Mourinho.
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1900
Budapest - Also known as
- Béla Guttman
- Bela Guttman
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Austria-Hungary
- Lived in
- Budapest
- Died
- Aug 28, 1981
Vienna
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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