Rest of Central Europe Union

Rest of Central Europe zone includes all nations in Central Europe except Germany. It comprises Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and Poland. The first three nations participated in Mitropa Cup at club level that exists between 1927 and 1992 while all nations exclude Poland participated in Central European International Cup that competes between 1927 and 1960. Historically, Austria-Hungary empire was exist between 1867 and 1918, covers an area of all nations in this definition except Switzerland.  The peak of central European football nations is certainly in the first half 1950s as they dominated World football primarily by Hungarian and Austrian Golden team. 


Rest of Central Europe

Location : Central Europe
European Championship Participation : 10 times
(1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
World Cup Participation : 17 Times (Disappearance in 1930 and1950)
Achievement : 4 Times FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1934, 1938, 1954, 1962)
3 Times FIFA World Cup Third Place (1954, 1974, 1982)
1976 European Championship Winners
1996 European Championship Runner-Up
Most Caps : Karel Poborsky ( 118 Games)
Top Scorer : Ferenc Puskas (84 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Ferenc Puskas




                   All-Time Rest of Central European Squad


Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward
Frantisek Planicka
(Czech Republic)
Ivo Viktor
(Czech Republic)
Severino Minelli
(Switzerland)
Karl Sesta
(Austria)
Bruno Pezzey
(Austria)
Jan Popluhar
(Slovakia)
Wladislaw Zmuda
(Poland)
Ernst Ocwirk
(Austria)
Jozsef Bozsik
(Hungary)
Josef Masopust
(Czech Republic)
Gerhard Hanappi
(Austria)
Pavel Nedved
(Czech Republic)
Kazimerz Deyna
(Poland)
Zoltan Czibor
(Hungary)
Zbigniew Boniek
(Poland)
Gyorgi Sarosi
(Hungary)
Matthias Sindelar
(Austria)
Laszlo Kubala
(Hungary)
Josef Bican
(Austria)
Ference Puskas
(Hungary)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
Sandor Kocsis
(Hungary)


Manager :  Ernst Happel (Austria)

Stadium :  Warsaw National (Poland)




Formation XI (3-4-3)


Explain of Formation

The formation is set to have only three defenders as its main strength is world-class midfielders and attackers. Sesta and Minelli are responsible in both center-back and side-back while Popluhar is a center of defensive line. Masopust is not selected in the first team as he is considered to have the same style as Jozsef Bozsik and Ernst Ocwirk is another style of box-to-box role, is preferable.  Nedved and Hanappi are selected as side-midfielder to help defensive game for compensating weak point in defensive line. Sindelar-Puskas-Kocsis would be a divine tri-o. 


Statistics

By Decade
By Nation
1910s : -
1920s : 1
1930s : 5
1940s : 1
1950s : 8
1960s : 1
1970s : 3
1980s : 1
1990s : -
2000s : 1
2010s : 1
Hungary : 6
Austria : 6
Czech Republic : 4
Poland : 4
Switzerland : 1
Slovakia : 1




Table of Positional Ranking


Goalkeeper
Defensive Lateral
Central Defender
1. Frantisek PLanicka (CZE)
2. Ivo Viktor (CZE)
3. Peter Cech (CZE)
4. Gyula Grosics (HUN)
5. Rudolph Hiden (AUS)
6. Jan Thomaszewski (POL)
7. Villiam Schrojf (CZE)
8. Walter Zeman (AUS)
9. Jozsef Mylnarcyk (POL)
10. Ferenc Plattko (HUN)
11. Edward Szymkowiak (POL)
12. Antal Szabo (HUN)
13. Freidl Koncilla (AUS)
14. Gernot Fraydl (AUS)
15. Alexander Vencel (SLV)

1. Karl Sesta (AUS)
2. Josef Blum (AUS)
3. Karoly Fogl (HUN)
4. Severino Minelli (SWZ)
5. Rudolf Ramseyer (SWZ)
6. Ladislav Novak (CZE)
7. Karol Dobias (SLV)
8. Frantisek Kolenaty (CZE)
9. David Alaba (AUS)
10. Sandro Biro (HUN)
11. Ferenc Rudas (HUN)
12. Mihaky Lantos (HUN)
13. Jaroslav Burgr (CZE)
14. Antoni Szymanowski (POL)
15. Stephan Lichtsteiner (SWZ)
16. Wilibald Schmaus (AUS)
17. Karl Rainer (AUS)

1. Jan Popluhar (SLV)
2. Bruno Pezzey (AUS)
3. Anton Ondrus (SLV)
4. Wladislaw Zmuda (POL)
5. Ernest Happel (AUS)
6. Kalman Meszoly (HUN) 
7. Jerzy Gorgon (POL)
8. Miroslav Kadlec (CZE)
9. Gyula Lorant (HUN)
10. Erich Obermayer (AUS)
11. Sandor Szuc (HUN)
12. Karl Stotz (AUS)
13. Antal Roth (HUN)
14. Jan Fialia (CZE)


Defensive Midfielder
Playmaker
Advanced Midfielder
1. Jozsef Bozsik (HUN)
2. Ernst Ocwirk (AUS)
3. Karel Pesek Kada (CZE)
4. Josef Smistik (AUS)
5. Walter Nausch (AUS) 
6. Svatopluk Pluskal (CZE)
7. Karl Koller (AUS)
8. Gyula Lazar (HUN)
9. Josef Brandstatter (AUS)
10. Ladislav Kuna (SLV)
11. Ferenc Sipos (HUN)
12. Ciriaco Sforza (SWT)
13. Gyula Biro (HUN)
14. Josef Kostalek (CZE)


1. Josef Masopust (CZE)
2. Gerhard Hanappi (AUS)
3. Kazimierz Deyna (POL)
4. Herbert Prohaska (AUS)
5. Janos Gorocs (HUN) 
6. Antonin Panenka (CZE)     
7. Lajos Detari (HUN)
8. Andreas Herzog (AUS)
9. Franz Hasil (AUS)
10. Vilmos Kertesz (HUN)
11. Andreas Kvasnak (SLV)
12. Marek Hamsik (SLV)
13. Lubomir Moravcik (SLV)
14. Kurt Jara (AUS)
15. Jan Kozak (CZE)
16. Roger Vonlanthen (SWT)



1. Laszlo Kybala (HUN)
2. Nandor Hidegkuti (HUN)
3. Zbigniew Boniek (POL))
4. Gyorgy Orth (HUN)
5. Tibor Nyilasi (HUN)
6. Vaclav Pilat (CZE)
7. Karl Decker (AUS)  
8. Friedrich Gschweidl (AUS)
9. Kalman Konrad (HUN)
10. Max Abegglen (SWZ) 
11. Johann Horvath (AUS)
12. Peter Palotas (HUN)
13. Jozsef Turay (HUN)
14. Alfred Bickel (SWT)
15. Jan Vanik (CZE)
16. Thomas Rosicky (CZE)
17. Jozef Ludl (CZE)
18. Kazimierz Kimiecik (POL)

Offensive Lateral
                Forward
Striker
1. Pavel Nedved (CZE)
2. Zoltan Czibor (HUN)
3. Grzegorz Lato (POL)
4. Antonin Puc (CZE)
5. Istvan Nyers (HUN)
6. Robert Gadocha (POL)
7. Ference Sas (HUN)
8. Sandor Koraly (HUN)
9. Joszef Braun (HUN)
10. Marian Masny (SLV)
11. Jacque Fatton (SWZ)
12. Zdenek Nehoda (CZE)
13. Pai Tikos (HUN)
14. Vilmos Kohut (HUN)
15. Ferdinand Wesley (AUS)
16. Karel Poborski (CZE)
17. Walter Schachner (AUS)
18. Ladislav Vizek (CZE)
19. Gerad Wodarz (POL)
20. Wlodzimierz Smolarek (POL)
21. Mate Fenyvensi (HUN)
22. Charlie Antenen (SWT)
23. Waclaw Kuchar (POL)
1. Ferenc Puskas (HUN
2. Gyorgi Sarosi (HUN)
3. Matthias Sindelar (AUS)
4. Florian Albert (HUN)
5. Gyula Zsengeller (HUN)
6. Ferenc Bene (HUN)
7. Oldrich Nejedly (CZE)
8. Wlodzimerz Lubanski (POL)
9. Anton Schall (AUS)
10. Ernest Willimowski (POL)
11. Lajos Tichy (HUN)
12. Ernest Stojaspal (AUS) 
13. Geza Toldi (HUN)
14. Johann Studnicka (AUS)
15. Laszlo Cesh (HUN)
16. Ernest Pohl (POL)   
17. Erich Hof (AUS)
18. Janos Farkas (HUN)
19. Josef Hugi (SWZ)
20.  Stephane Chapuisat (SWZ)
21. Frantisek Svoboda (CZE)
22. Laszlo Fazekas (HUN)
23. Antal Dunai (HUN)
24. Josef Adamec (SLV)
25. Vlastimi Kipecky (CZE)
26. Theodor Wagner (AUS)
27. Gerard Cieslik (POL)
28. Andras Torocsik (HUN)
29. Erich Probst (AUS)
30. Lucjan Brychczy (POL)
31. Antonio Janda (CZE)
32. Roberto Ballamna (SWT)


1. Sandor Kocsis (HUN)
2. Robert Lewandowki(POL)
3. Josef Bican (AUS)
4. Imre Schlosser (HUN)
5. Jozsef Takacs (HUN)
6. Ferenc Deak (HUN)
7. Franz Binder (AuS)
8. Alfred Schaffer (HUN)
9. Istvan Avar (HUN)
10. Hans Krankl (AUS)  
11. Ferenc Szusza (HUN)
12. Toni Polster (AUS)
13. Andre Abegglen (SWZ)  
14. Robert Dienst (AUS)   
15. Gyula Szilagyi (HUN)
16. Andreij Szarmach (POL)
17. Josef Uridil (AUS)
18. Jan Koller (CZE)
20. Thomas Skuhravy (CZE)
21. Horst Nemec (AUS) 


Manager

1. Ernest Happel (AUS)
2. Bela Gutmann (HUN)
3. Gusztav Sebes (HUN)
4. Karl Rappan (SWT)
























































The Greatest Rest of Central European Players of the Era

10s : Imre Schlosser
20s : Kalman Konrad (1st Half), Jozsef Takacs (2nd Half)
30s : Matthias Sindelar (1st Half), Gyorgi Sarosi (2nd Half)
40s : Josef Bican (1st Half), Ferenc Deak (2nd Half)
50s : Ferenc Puskas (1st Half), Jozsef Bozsik (2nd Half)
60s : Josef Masopust (1st Florian Albert (2nd Half)
70s : Kazimerz Deyna (1st Half), Herbert Prohaska (2nd Half)
80s : Zbigniew Boniek (1st Half), Lajos Detari (2nd Half)
90s : Stephan Chapuisat (1st Half), Pavel Nedved (2nd Half)
00s : Pavel Nedved (1st Half), Peter Cech (2nd Half)
10s : Robert Lewandowski (1st Half), Robert Lewandowski (2nd Half)


The Greatest Rest of the Central European Footballers of All-Time

1. Ferenc Puskas
2. Gyorgi Sarosi
3. Matthias Sindelar
4. Sandor Kocsis
5. Robert Lewandowski
6. Jozsef Bozsik
7. Ernst Ocwirk
8. Pavel Nedved
9. Josef Masopust
10. Laszlo Kubala
11. Florian Albert
12. Gerhard Hanappi 
13. Nandor Hidegkuti
14. Josef Bican
15. Kazimerz Deyna
16. Zbigniew Boniek
17. Zoltan Czibor
18. Gyula Zsengeller
19. Frantisek Planicka
20. Ferenc Bene


By Nation

Hungary :  11
Austria :  4
Czechoslovakia :  3
Poland :  2
Switzerland : -




Rest of The Central European Footballers of The Year

1910
Imre Schlosser
1911
Imre Schlosser
1912
Imre Schlosser
1913
Imre Schlosser
1917
Kalman Konrad
1918
Alfred Schaffer
1919
Kalman Konrad
1920
Karel Pesek Kada
1921
Gyorgi Orth
1922
Gyorgi Orth
1923
Kalman Konrad
1924
Max Abegglen
1925
Friedrich Gschweidl
1926
Karel Pesek Kada
1927
Karel Pesek Kada
1928
Jozsef Takacs
1929
Jozsef Takacs
1930
Josef Smistik
1931
Friedrich Gschweidl
1932
Matthias Sindelar
1933
Matthias Sindelar
1934
Matthias Sindelar
1935
Gyorgi Sarosi
1936
Gyorgi Sarosi
1937
Gyorgi Sarosi
1938
Gyorgi Sarosi
1939
Gyula Zsengeller
1940
Josef Bican
1941
Josef Bican
1942
Josef Bican
1943
Josef Bican
1944
Karl Decker
1945
Karl Decker
1946
Ernest Stojaspal
1947
Ferenc Deak
1948
Ferenc Puskas
1949
Ferenc Deak
1950
Ferenc Puskas
1951
Sandor Kocsis
1952
Sandor Kocsis
1953
Nandor Hidegkuti
1954
Sandor Kocsis
1955
Zoltan Czibor
1956
Jozsef Bozsik
1957
Laszlo Kubala
1958
Gerhard Hanappi
1959
Erich Hof
1960
Ferenc Puskas
1961
Josef Masopust
1962
Josef Masopust
1963
Josef Masopust
1964
Florian Albert
1965
Florian Albert
1966
Florian Albert
1967
Florian Albert
1968
Wlodzimerz Lubanski
1969
Kazimerz Deyna
1970
Josef Adamec
1971
Ferenc Bene
1972
Kazimerz Deyna
1973
Robert Gadocha
1974
Grzegorz Lato
1975
Kazimerz Deyna
1976
Ivo Viktor
1977
Tibor Nyilasi
1978
Hans Krankl
1979
Herbert Prohaska
1980
Herbert Prohaska
1981
Bruno Pezzey
1982
Zbigniew Boniek
1983
Herbert Prohaska
1984
Herbert Prohaska
1985
Zbigniew Boniek
1986
Lajos Detari
1987
Toni Polster
1988
Lajos Detari
1989
Lajos Detari
1990
Thomas Skhuravy
1991
Stephane Chapuisat
1992
Stephane Chapuisat
1993
Andreas Herzog
1994
Ciriaco Sforza
1995
Ciriaco Sforza
1996
Karl Poborski
1997
Toni Polster
1998
Pavel Nedved
1999
Ivica Vastic
2000
Pavel Nedved
2001
Pavel Nedved
2002
Thomas Rosicky
2003
Pavel Nedved
2004
Pavel Nedved
2005
Petr Cech
2006
Petr Cech
2007
Petr Cech
2008
Petr Cech
2009
Petr Cech
2010
Petr Cech
2011
Petr Cech
2012
Robert Lewandowski  
     2013   Robert Lewandowski  
     2014   Robert Lewandowski  
     2015   Robert Lewandowski  
     2016   Robert Lewandowski
     2017   Robert Lewandowski  
     2018   Robert Lewandowski
     2019   Robert Lewandowski
     2020   Robert Lewandowski
     2021   Robert Lewandowski
     

By Nation

Hungary :  36
Czechoslovakia :  26
Austria :  22
Poland :  17
Switzerland : 5


14 comments:

  1. Anonymous25/10/17

    Marian Masny was Slovakian, not Czech player. Slovak-born with Slovak parents, playing in Slovak clubs (majoring in Slovan Bratislava), except for 1 year in Austria in the end of career. In historical context, he played for Czechoslovakia.

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  2. Anonymous25/10/17

    Also midfielder Andrej Kvasnak was ethnically Slovak (born in Kosice to Slovak parents), and formed as football player in Kosice, where he has played for VSS Kosice (1958 – 1959). Then he moved to Sparta Prague where he became legend. More correctly he should be presented as player of Czechoslovakia.

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  3. Anonymous31/7/18

    Viliam Schrojf was Slovak, not Czech!

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  4. Anonymous6/11/18

    Viliam Schrojf was of course Czech (Prague-born, to Czech parents), keep his nationality as it is in the current status. He has played in major in Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia), but his blood was Czech.

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  5. For positional ranking: left winger Vilmos Kohut, Ferencvaros & Olympique Marseille, finalist at the 1938 world cup, at the end of his carreer.

    https://www.football-the-story.com/willy-kohut
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilmos_Kohut

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  6. Thanks but is there any impression of him ?

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  7. Where is Ernst Happel?

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  8. Anonymous20/12/19

    there is twice kalman meszoly

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  9. Kubala is not on the positional ranking.

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  10. Josef Blum is twice in defensive lateral.

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  11. Anonymous7/6/22

    Jan Kozak is ethnically Slovak (born to both Slovak parents in eastern Slovakia), not Czech. He has played vast major (15 seasons) in Lokomotiva Kosice (Slovakia), except for military service times in Dukla Prague, and in France in the end of career.

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