Elek Schwartz

Alexandru "Elek" Schwartz (23 October 1908 – 2 October 2000) was a Romanian professional footballer and coach of the Netherlands national team. With S.L. Benfica he won the national Championship and Cup trophies of 1965 and led the club into the final of the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

Elek Schwartz
Schwartz in 1972
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Schwartz
Date of birth (1908-10-23)23 October 1908
Place of birth Temesrékas, Austria-Hungary
(today Recaş, Romania)
Date of death 2 October 2000(2000-10-02) (aged 91)
Place of death Haguenau, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1930 Kadima Timișoara
1930–1932 CA Timişoara
1932–1934 Hyères FC
1934–1936 Cannes
1936–1938 Strasbourg 57 (0)
1938–1939 Red Star Olympique
International career
1931–1932 Romania B 2 (0)
Managerial career
1948–1949 Cannes
1950–1952 Monaco
1952–1953 Le Havre
1953–1955 SF Hamborn 07
1955–1957 Rot-Weiss Essen
1957–1964 Netherlands
1964–1965 Benfica
1965–1968 Eintracht Frankfurt
1969–1970 Porto
1970–1971 Dordrecht
1971–1972 Sparta Rotterdam
1972–1973 1860 Munich
1976–1977 Strasbourg
1978–1979 SR Haguenau
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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