Egon Pollak

Gitschi Pollak

Egon Pollak in 1939
Personal information
Full name	Egon Erwin Pollak
Date of birth	(1898-11-12)12 November 1898
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	21 January 1981 (aged 82)
Place of death	Germany
Position(s)	Fullback
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hakoah Wien
1926–1927	New York Giants	19	(0)
International career
1924	Austria	1	(0)
Managerial career
1934	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1938	Mandatory Palestine
1941	Maccabi Rishon LeZion[1]
1948	Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak (Hebrew: אגון פולק, 12 November 1898 – 21 January 1981) was an Austrian-born footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (a.k.a. Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israel national football team in their 3–1 loss to the United States just after gaining independence.