Imre Katzenbach

Imre Katzenbach
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-09-20)20 September 1964
Place of birth Hungary
Date of death 28 September 2009(2009-09-28) (aged 45)
Place of death Hungary
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1989 MTK Budapest FC 155 (10)
1990–1994 Apollon Athens 115 (23)
1994–1996 Olympiacos Volos
1996 MTK Budapest FC 10 (1)
1997 III. Kerületi TVE 7 (1)
1997–1998 Szegedi EAC 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Imre Katzenbach (20 September 1964 – 28 September 2009) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Katzenbach started his career with Hungarian side MTK Budapest FC. He debuted for the club at the age of nineteen.[1]

Career

In 1990, Katzenbach signed for Greek side Apollon Smyrnis FC. He helped the club achieve fifth place in the league.[2]

Style of play

Katzenbach mainly operated as a midfielder. He was described as "combined goals with spectacle, while he was a "maître" in foul executions".[3]

Death

He disappeared from his home in Budapest on September 28, 2009. In 2019, the police learned that he had been murdered. His body was found in the Baranyajenő area at the end of 2020. He was laid to rest in Soltvadkert on March 12, 2021. The suspects were arrested that same year, one of whom is the brother of the well-known rapper Curtis.[4]

References

  1. ^ ""Manapság sokszoros válogatott lehetne" - portré Katzenbach Imréről". origo.hu.
  2. ^ "Ίμρε Κάτσενμπαχ: Το φοβερό γκολ στον Βάντσικ και το τραγικό τέλος". sportday.gr.
  3. ^ "Κάτσεμπαχ: Ένα θρίλερ δεκαετίας με άσχημο τέλος". goalpost.gr.
  4. ^ "Így derült ki, hogy Katzenbach Imrét megölték". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2026-01-07.