102: The Greatest Comeback, Bela Guttmann’s Benfica glory with David Bolchover

This is a truly heroic story which starts in Holocaust disaster and heads to the glory of winning Europe’s greatest football prize. David Bolchover is the author of a biography on Bela Guttmann, “The Greatest Comeback, From Genocide to Football Glory”. David recounts the story of Bela, the ultimate Jewish footballing hero, who survived to become a twice-winner of the European Cup with Benfica and the inspiration for one Portugal’s greatest stars, Eusebio. Jonny Gould’s Jewish State is brought to you with the support of Dangoor Education. Help support Jonny's work and see the rest of his podcasts too. You can buy him a coffee here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices