Isidor Gansl

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Isidor Gansl
Personal information
Date of birth 1896
Place of birth Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 1938 (aged 41–42)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915–1918 Wiener
1918–1919 Ferencvárosi 11 (5)
1919–1922 Hakoah Vienna
1922–1924 Maccabi Cernăuți
1924–1926 Hakoah Graz
National team
1923 Romania 1 (2)
Teams managed
1929–1933 US Tunisienne
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Isidor Gansl (1896 – 1938) was a Austrian- Romanian football forward of Jewish origin.[1][2][3]

Career[change | change source]

Gansl was one of five brothers who played for Hakoah Vienna. Together with his brother Max he founded Sportclub Unitas. In June 1914 he went to Wiener AF. During the First World War he served in the Hungarian Army. After end of the war he stayed in Hungary and played for Ferencvárosi . 1919 he came back to Hakoah Wien. In the 1920–21 season Hakoah was promoted to the first league. Hakoah scored 107 goals, 52 of them were scored by Isidor Gansl. In 1923 he left Hakoah and went to Makkabi Czernowitz. Gansl's performances led to a call-up to the Romania national football team. When he came back to Austria he played for Hakoah Graz. A broken leg ended his career.

Manager[change | change source]

After the end of his playing career, Gansl also worked as a coach in Tunisia. From 1929 to 1934 he managed US Tunisienne.

International career[change | change source]

Isidor Gansl played one match for Romania on 26 October 1923 under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a friendly against Turkey which ended with a 2–1 victory in which Gansl scored both of Romania's goals, becoming the first player to score a double for Romania.[4][5][6][7][8]

Honours[change | change source]

Player[change | change source]

Hakoah Vienna

  • 2. Klasse: 1919–20

Manager[change | change source]

US Tunisienne

  • Tunisian league: 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33

References[change | change source]

  1. "Evreii din fotbalul românesc. Istoria începută la Maccabi București, pe Calea Dudești" [Jews in Romanian football. History started at Maccabi Bucharest, on Calea Dudești] (in Romanian). Proport.ro. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. "Isidor Gansl". Magyarfutball. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. "Isidor Gansl". Tempofradi. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. "Tradiţia celor două goluri. Ce s-a întîmplat ultima oară cînd România a cîştigat trei meciuri prin trei duble consecutive" [The tradition of the two goals. What happened the last time Romania won three matches in three consecutive doubles] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. "Isidor Gansl". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. "Isidor Gansl". European Football. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. "Turkey 2-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. "Istoria primul meci dintre România și Turcia. S-a disputat în 1923 și a fost precedat de un scandal" [The history of the first match between Romania and Turkey. It was disputed in 1923 and was preceded by a scandal] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2021.