Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Rudolf•Jeny (Jeney) |
Used name | Rudolf•Jeny |
Born | 2 March 1901 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
Died | 14 May 1975 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
Affiliations | MTK, Budapest (HUN) |
NOC | Hungary |
Rudolf Jeny started his sports career in Kispest AC, then later moved to MTK, where he won two championship titles (1923/24, 1924/25) and one Hungarian Cup (1925). In 1924 he was chosen as Hungarian footballer of the year. From 1919-26, he was capped 21 times, scoring three goals, and was a member of the 1924 Olympic team.
After finishing his active career, Jeny worked as a coach, both at Atletico Madrid and Sporting Lisboa, winning the Portuguese championship twice with the latter. After World War II, he moved back to Hungary, where he worked as a national coach for the U-21 team in 1957-58.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1924 Summer Olympics | Football (Football) | HUN | Rudolf Jeny | |||
Football, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | =9 |