Alexandru Marky

Alexandru Marky
Personal information
Date of birth (1919-08-05)5 August 1919[1]
Place of birth Arad, Romania[1]
Date of death 4 December 1969(1969-12-04) (aged 50)[1]
Place of death Arad, Romania[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper[1]
Youth career
1935–1939 SG Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1941 Nyíregyházi TVE
1942–1944 Kolozsvári AC 53 (0)
1944–1945 BKV Előre 9 (0)
1946–1951 Flamura Roșie Arad 92 (0)
1951–1952 Metalul Steagul Roșu Brașov
Total 154 (0)
International career
1948–1950 Romania 4 (0)
Managerial career
1961–1962 Minerul Lupeni
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandru Marky (5 August 1919 – 4 December 1969) was a Romanian football goalkeeper.[1][2][3]

Club career

Marky was born on 5 August 1919 in Arad, Romania and began playing football in 1935 at SG Arad.[1][2][4] In 1939, he moved to Hungarian side Nyíregyházi TVE.[2] Subsequently, he joined Kolozsvári AC, making his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 20 September 1942 under coach Domonkos János in a 2–0 home loss to Újpest.[2][5] Under coach Zoltán Opata, the team reached the 1943–44 Magyar Kupa final and Marky played in both legs of the 5–3 aggregate loss to Ferencváros.[2][6] In 1944, he went to play for BKV Előre where on 24 December 1944, he made his last Nemzeti Bajnokság I appearance by keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 away win over Szentlőrinci, totaling 62 matches in the competition.[2]

In 1946, Marky went to play for Flamura Roșie Arad, making his Divizia A debut on 25 August under his former coach from Kolozsvári, Zoltán Opata, in a 5–1 away win against Libertatea Oradea.[1][7] He made 16 appearances in the competition until the end of the season, as the team won the first title in its history.[1][8] In the following season he helped The Old Lady win The Double, playing 29 league games under coach Petre Steinbach and appearing the entire match under coach Gusztáv Juhász in the 3–2 victory against CFR Timișoara in the 1948 Cupa României final.[1][8][9] In the 1950 season, he won another title with the club, being used by coach Francisc Dvorzsák in 20 matches, also appearing in the Cupa României final which was lost with 3–1 to CCA București.[1][8][10] On 23 September 1951, Marky made his last Divizia A appearance, playing for Flamura Roșie in a 1–0 home loss to CCA București, totaling 92 appearances in the competition, all while representing The Old Lady.[1] He ended his career after playing during the 1952 Divizia B season for Metalul Steagul Roșu Brașov.[1][2]

International career

Marky played four matches for Romania, making his debut under coach Colea Vâlcov in a 1–0 loss to Albania in the 1948 Balkan Cup.[11][12] His following game was during the same competition and he conceded nine goals in the 9–0 loss to rivals Hungary.[11] Marky's last appearance for Romania took place on 21 May 1950 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Czechoslovakia.[11]

Managerial career

Marky coached Minerul Lupeni in Divizia A for 33 matches from 1961 to 1962.[4]

Death

Marky died on 4 December 1969 in his native Arad at the age of 50.[1][2][4]

Honours

Kolozsvári AC

Flamura Roșie Arad

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Alexandru Marky at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alexandru Marky". Magyarfutball. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ^ Alexandru Marky at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ a b c "Alexandru Marky profile". Labtof. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Kolozsvári AC vs. Újpest 0-2" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b "1943–44 Magyar Kupa Final 1st leg". MagyarFutball. 25 June 1944. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
    "1943–44 Magyar Kupa 2nd leg". MagyarFutball. 2 July 1944. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Libertatea Oradea vs ITA Arad 1-5". Labtof. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b c "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  9. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1947–1948". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1950". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  11. ^ a b c "Alexandru Marky". European Football. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Romania - Albania 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
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