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 Hungary national team.[3] Grósz played as a full-back for American Soccer League sides Brooklyn Wanderers[4] and Philadelphia Field Club.[5]
Professional Soccer career
- Teams listed at right
- Appeared with the Hungary 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
- ^ Profile of Dezső Grósz (in Hungarian)
- ^ "Grosz, Deszo". Jewsinsports.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Grósz Dezső 2 / 0" (in Hungarian). Magyarvalogatott.hu. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Wangerin, Dave (2006). Soccer in a Football World. WSC Books Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 0954013476.
- ^ "Dezső Grósz". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
