Béla Volentik (5 December 1907 – 27 October 1990) was a Hungarian footballer and football manager. He played for Nemzeti SC, Újpest, FC Lugano and with the bronze medal winning Hungary national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome, Italy.[1] He capped once.

Béla Volentik
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-12-05)5 December 1907
Place of birth Szolnok, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 27 October 1990(1990-10-27) (aged 82)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1929 Nemzeti SC
1929–1932 Újpest
1932– FC Lugano
International career
1927 Hungary 1 (0)
Managerial career
1936–1938 FC Aarau
1938–1942 FC St. Gallen
1942–1946 BSC Young Boys
1947–1950 FC Lugano
1950–1951 Lausanne Sport
1952–1953 FC Lugano
1953–1955 Luxembourg
1955 Bp. Haladás
1956–1957 MTK
1957–1958 Pécsi Dózsa
1959–1960 Hungary Olympic
1962–1963 Bulgaria
1964 MTK
1966–1967 BFC Dynamo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started his coaching career in Switzerland with FC Aarau and went on to coach FC St. Gallen, BSC Young Boys, FC Lugano and Lausanne Sport.[2] He then had a stint with the Luxembourg national football team before coming back to Hungary where he coached Bp. Haladás, MTK twice, leading them to the 1964 European Cup Winners' Cup Final and Pécsi Dózsa. He also coached Bulgaria and BFC Dynamo.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.olympedia.org. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Switzerland – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs".