Player in Romania and France
Elek Schwartz initially started playing in his hometown of Timişoara. Later he played professional football in the French Ligue 1 with FC Hyères (1932–1934), AS Cannes (1934–1936), Racing Strasbourg (1936–1938) and Red Star Olympique (1938/39).
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