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)
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.
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)
10s : Robert Lewandowski (1st Half), Robert Lewandowski (2nd Half)
The Greatest Rest of the Central European Footballers of All-Time
1. Ferenc
Puskas
5. Robert Lewandowski
6. Jozsef
Bozsik
7. Ernst
Ocwirk
8. Pavel
Nedved
9. Josef
Masopust
10. Laszlo
Kubala
12. Gerhard Hanappi
13. Nandor
Hidegkuti
15. Kazimerz
Deyna
16. Zbigniew
Boniek
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
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
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.
ReplyDeleteAlso 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.
ReplyDeleteOK I'm clear about the point. Thanks.
DeleteViliam Schrojf was Slovak, not Czech!
ReplyDeleteOK, Thanks
DeleteViliam 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.
ReplyDeleteHow about his parent nationality ?
DeleteFor positional ranking: left winger Vilmos Kohut, Ferencvaros & Olympique Marseille, finalist at the 1938 world cup, at the end of his carreer.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.football-the-story.com/willy-kohut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilmos_Kohut
Thanks but is there any impression of him ?
ReplyDeleteWhere is Ernst Happel?
ReplyDeletethere is twice kalman meszoly
ReplyDeleteKubala is not on the positional ranking.
ReplyDeleteJosef Blum is twice in defensive lateral.
ReplyDeleteJan 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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