Imre Taussig

Imre Taussig (28 June 1894 – 23 March 1945) was a Hungarian international footballer who played as a forward right winger.^[1] Taussig, who was Jewish, played club football for MTK for his entire career, winning three titles, and also represented Hungarian national team at the international level, earning 5 caps between 1914 and 1918.^[1]

Imre Taussig

Personal information
Full name	Imre Taussig
Date of birth	(1894-06-28)28 June 1894
Place of birth	Aba, Hungary
Date of death	23 March 1945(1945-03-23) (aged 50)
Place of death	Bruck an der Leitha Camp, Austria
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1907–1909	MTK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1909–192?	MTK
International career^‡
1914–1918	Hungary	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2016

Professional

Clubs

Taussig began his football career when he signed with MTK Budapest FC in 1907. He was 13 at the time.

National team

Taussig earned 5 caps with the Hungary national football team between 1914 and 1918.^[2][1]

Personal

During the World War 2 he was in Bruck an der Leitha Camp, Austria. Imre, then 50 years old was murdered in March 1945 in Bruck an der Leitha Camp, Austria.^[1] This information is based on a list of murdered persons found in M.34.1 – Yad Vashem research.

Honours

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I (3): 1913–14, 1916–17, 1919–20
• Magyar Kupa (1): 1914

References

1. "Remembering the cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust". The Guardian. 6 May 2019.
2. "Taussig Imre 5 / 1" (in Hungarian). Magyarvalogatott.hu. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

• Yad Vashem Info
• Antal Zoltán – Hoffer József: Alberttől Zsákig, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1968
• Rejtő László – Lukács László – Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1977, ISBN 963-253-501-4