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Born on March 13, 1900, Béla Guttmann was from Budapest, Hungary. Public records list Béla Guttmann as an association football player and association football coach. Death is recorded on August 28, 1981, at the age of 81.
My Take
Guttmann fascinates me far more than the bare facts suggest. Here was a Budapest-born midfielder who survived the horrors of the twentieth century, played for the 1924 Hungary Olympic side, and then reinvented himself as one of football's first truly global coaches, building an era at Benfica. What I admire is the restless, almost mythic quality of his career, immortalized by the famous Benfica curse. He was a gambler, an aesthete, and a wanderer who carried his ideas across continents. More than a century after his birth, he still grips the imagination of anyone who loves the game, and that staying power is, to me, the real measure of his genius.
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- Name (English)
- Béla Guttmann
- Name (Japanese)
- ベーラ・グットマン
- Reading
- べーら・ぐっとまん
- Born
- March 13, 1900 – August 28, 1981
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Béla Guttmann born?
Born March 13, 1900.
When did Béla Guttmann die?
Died August 28, 1981, aged 81.
Where was Béla Guttmann from?
Béla Guttmann was from Budapest, Hungary.
What did Béla Guttmann do?
Béla Guttmann worked as association football player, association football coach.
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