János Móré

János Móré (20 June 1910 – 27 December 1992) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder for Ferencvárosi and the Hungarian national team in the mid-1930s. After retiring, he became a manager, serving as the first-ever coach of Diósgyőri and taking over Debreceni on three occasions.

Club career Born on 20 June 1910 in Debrecen, Móré began his career at his hometown club Debreceni in 1925, aged 15, with whom he played for four years, until 1929, when he signed for Bocskai, a professional team. He spent most of his first season in reserve status, making his official debut for the club in the cup matches that began in the spring of 1930, starting in the final of the 1929–30 Magyar Kupa on 26 June, helping his side to a 5–1 win over Szegedi Bástya. Due to his height and well-built physique, he mainly played as a central defender, from where he organized attacks through his great understanding of the game, but he also sometimes played in the club's attacking line. Móré stayed at Bocskai for three years, from 1930 until 1933, when he was signed by Ferencvárosi for 8,000 pengő, making his debut with the first team on 6 August 1933, in an international friendly match against Hertha Berlin, which ended in a 2–5 loss. The following month, on 3 September, he made his official debut in a regional championship match against Nagyszombat, helping his side to a 4–0 win. Initially, he struggled to adapt,…Citește mai mult

International career On 2 July 1933, the 23-year-old Móré made his international debut for Hungary in a friendly against Sweden in Stockholm, which ended in a 5–2 loss; the local press noted that his performance was mediocre. The following year, in April 1934, he earned a further two caps, including an appearance in the Central European Cup against Czechoslovakia in Prague, which ended in a 2–2 draw. He was part of the larger Hungarian squad that was preparing to compete in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy, but was ultimately not called up.

Managerial career Shortly after retiring in 1940, Móré took over Szolnoki as a coach, and even though he had no coaching qualifications, he was able to lead them to a fourth-place finish in the championship as well as the 1940–41 Magyar Kupa, beating Salgótarjáni 3–0 in the final. He also took over Debreceni on three different occasions (1943–44, 1950–52, and 1957–59), with his last managerial work being at the helm of Nyíregyháza Spartacus in the 1965–66 season.

Later life In an interview published in Hajdú-Bihari Napló in December 1985, Móré stated that his many experiences would not fit into a single newspaper article. According to him, he visited 24 countries, meeting the King of Sweden, who presented him with gold cufflinks, as well as the President of France, who shook his hand; the latter occasion took place most likely after the 1939 Cup final at Colombes. He also stated that he was invited to Hollywood as an actor, but there is no evidence of this.

Death Móré died in Debrecen on 27 December 1992, at the age of 82.