Playing position Role Football player Name Pal Csernai | 1952–1956 Csepeli Vasas Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1932-10-21)21 October 1932 Date of death 1 September 2013(2013-09-01) (aged 80) Died September 1, 2013, Budapest, Hungary | ||
Pál Csernai (21 October 1932 – 1 September 2013) was a Hungarian football player and manager.
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Playing career
Born in Pilis, Kingdom of Hungary, Csernai played club football in Hungary, Germany and Switzerland for Budapesti Postás, Csepeli Vasas, Karlsruher SC, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Stuttgarter Kickers.
He also earned two caps for Hungary in 1955.
Management career
After retiring as a player, Csernai managed clubs in Germany, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Switzerland and Hungary; he also managed the North Korean national team.
Known for wearing his trade mark silk scarf, he is considered to be the inventor of the so-called "Pal system", a combination of the man-to-man and the zone defenses.
Later life and death
Csernai died on 1 September 2013, after a long illness.
References
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