Vilmos Kertész

Vilmos Kertész (21 March 1890 – 15 September 1962) was a Hungarian international Olympian footballer. He played alongside his two brothers, Gyula and Adolf.

Vilmos Kertész
Personal information
Date of birth (1890-03-21)21 March 1890
Place of birth Budapest, Austria–Hungary
Date of death 15 September 1962(1962-09-15) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1924 MTK Budapest 257 (53)
National team
1909–1924 Hungary 47 (11)
Teams managed
1926–1930 Budapesti Vasas SC
1931–1932 Ripensia Timişoara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Kertész was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish.[2][3][4]

Career

Kertész played club football at the inside right and midfield positions for MTK Budapest from 1908 to 1924.[5][6][7][8] He played alongside his two brothers, Gyula and Adolf.[7] He was a midfielder for NSC Budapest from 1924–26.[9]

He played international football for the Hungary national football team, where he earned a total of 47 caps, scoring 11 goals.[10] Kertész also participated at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[11][8]

Kertész coached Ékszerész SC, Budapesti Vasas SC (1926–30), and Ripensia Timişoara (1931-32).[11][9]

See also

References
  1. Vilmos Kertész at Olympedia
  2. "Vilmos Kertész". sport.de.
  3. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137 – via Google Books.
  4. Bliss, Dominic (2014). Erbstein: the triumph and tragedy of football's forgotten pioneer. Blizzard Media Ltd – via Google Books.
  5. "Vilmos Kertész". www.playmakerstats.com.
  6. Andrew Handler (1994). From Goals to Guns; The Golden Age of Soccer in Hungary, 1950-1956
  7. Andrew Handler (1985). From the Ghetto to the Games; Jewish Athletes in Hungary
  8. Dominic Bliss (2014). Erbstein: the triumph and tragedy of football's forgotten pioneer
  9. "Vilmos Kertész". worldfootball.net.
  10. "Vilmos Kertész". www.playmakerstats.com.
  11. Jonathan Wilson (2019). The Names Heard Long Ago; How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer Shaped the Modern Game


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