Márton Bukovi

Márton Bukovi

Bukovi wearing a Građanski jersey
Personal information
Date of birth	(1903-12-10)10 December 1903
Place of birth	Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	2 February 1985(1985-02-02) (aged 81)
Place of death	Sète, France
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–25	Ékszerészek
1925–26	Alba-Audace	16	(23)
1926–33	Ferencvárosi TC
1933–35	FC Sète
National team
1926–30	Hungary	11	(0)
Teams managed
1935–45	Građanski Zagreb
1945–47	Dinamo Zagreb
1947–54	MTK Hungária
1955–56	Újpest FC
1956–57	Hungary
1957–59	MTK Hungária
1960–61	Dinamo Zagreb
1962–64	Diósgyőri VTK
1965–67	Olympiacos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Márton Bukovi (10 December 1903 – 2 February 1985) was a Hungarian association football player and manager. After playing for Ferencvárosi TC, FC Sète and Hungary he became a coach, most notably with Građanski Zagreb, MTK Hungária FC, Olympiacos F.C. and Hungary. Together with Béla Guttmann and Gusztáv Sebes, he formed a trio of innovative Hungarian coaches who pioneered the 4–2–4 formation.

Bukovi began his coaching career with Građanski Zagreb in 1935 and subsequently guided the club to two Yugoslav and two Croatian league titles. After the Second World War, Građanski merged with two other clubs to become Dinamo Zagreb and Bukovi remained on as manager of the new club. In 1947 Bukovi was appointed manager of MTK Hungária FC. In 1949 when Hungary became a communist state, MTK were taken over by the secret police, the ÁVH, and subsequently the club became known as Textiles SE. They then became Bástya SE, then Vörös Lobogó SE and then finally back to MTK. Despite this turmoil, the 1950s proved a successful era for the club and with a team that included Péter Palotás, Nándor Hidegkuti, Mihály Lantos and József Zakariás, Bukovi guided them to three Hungarian League titles and a Hungarian Cup.