Imre Payer
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Imre József•Payer (Perényi) |
| Used name | Imre•Payer |
| Nick/petnames | Dumás |
| Born | 1 June 1888 in Sopronkövesd, Győr-Moson-Sopron (HUN) |
| Died | 16 August 1957 in Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron (HUN) |
| Affiliations | Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest (HUN) |
| NOC |  Hungary |
Biography
Imre Payer moved from Győr to Ferencvaros in 1910. He was the club’s first footballer ever joining the Budapest team from a rural town. He won four league titles and a Hungarian Cup and played 166 matches (90 championship, 51 international, 25 home) and scored 20 goals (13 championship, 7 others). In 1919, he left his club and played for a short time in Wien (Vienna). He finished active football in 1921 with the Zuglói AC team.
Between 1911 and 1918, Payer was capped 21 times, scoring 4 goals. He was a member of the 1912 Stockholm Olympics team. From 1921 he worked as a coach in Italy, mainly working with second and third class teams until 1942. Payer returned to Hungary in 1955.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Football (Football) | HUN |
Imre Payer | |||
| Football, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | =5 |