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Dezső (Dé-zhuh) "Dan" Grósz (19 September 1898 – 13 March 1987)[1] was a Jewish Hungarian footballer who played for Vác-Újbuda LTC,[2] and earned two appearances for the Hungarian national team.[3] Grósz played as a full-back for American Soccer League sides Brooklyn Wanderers[4] and Philadelphia Field Club.[5]

Dezső "Dan" Grósz

Personal information
Full name	Dezső Grósz
Date of birth	(1898-09-19)19 September 1898
Place of birth	Baja, Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary
Date of death	13 March 1987(1987-03-13) (aged 88)
Place of death	Los Angeles, California
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
1916–1918	Vác-Újbuda LTC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1918–1926	Vác-Újbuda LTC	?	(?)
1926–1926	Hakoah Vienna	?	(?)
1927–1928	Brooklyn Wanderers	58	(?)
1928–1929	Philadelphia Field Club	18	(?)
1929–1930	Hakoah All-Stars	16	(?)
1930–1932	Brooklyn Wanderers	67	(?)
1933–1934	Brooklyn Football Club	9	(?)
1934–1937	New York Americans	64	(?)
National team‡
1924–1926	Hungary	2	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2016-01-17 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2016-01-17

Professional Soccer career

• Teams listed at right
• Appeared with Hungarian National Soccer Team in 1924 Paris Olympics

• 19 international caps

Personal life

• Born to Avram Grosz and Fani Schreiber on 19 September 1898 in Baja, Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary
• Had nine siblings – Sofia, Irene, Sari, Kornel, Josa, Jeno, Josef, Lajos, Sandor, Frigyes
• Served as Lieutenant in Royal Hungarian army 1916–1920, including in Romania, Bukovina and Russia
• Emigrated to United States (New York City) in 1926
• Naturalized US Citizen
• Married Jeanne Elise Alexander, New York stage actress, 31 January 1930
• Moved permanently to California 1943
• One child – Phyllis June Grosz; two grandchildren – Barry and Julie
• Post-soccer career – bank teller for Public National Bank 1932–1943, Bank of America 1943–1963

References

На других языках

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- [en] Dezső Grósz

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[it] Dezső Grósz

Dezső Grósz (3 dicembre 1898 – 27 gennaio 1970) è stato un calciatore ungherese, di ruolo difensore.

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