Rudolf Jeny

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRudolf•Jeny (Jeney)
Used nameRudolf•Jeny
Born2 March 1901 in Budapest, BudapestHUN
Died14 May 1975 (aged 74 years 2 months 12 days) in Budapest, BudapestHUN
AffiliationsMTK — Budapest, BudapestHUN
NOCHungaryHUN

Biography

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.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Football (Football) HUN Rudolf Jeny
Football, Men (Olympic) Hungary =9