| Gyula Kertész | |
| Birth Date: | 29 February 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Kiskálna, Austria-Hungary |
| Death Date: | 1 May 1982 (aged 94) |
| Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Position: | Winger |
| Years1: | 1906–1912 |
| Clubs1: | MTK Budapest |
| Nationalteam1: | Hungary |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1921–1934 |
| Managerclubs1: | SC Union 03 Altona |
| Manageryears2: | 1924–1928 |
| Managerclubs2: | SC Victoria Hamburg |
| Manageryears3: | 1928–1930 |
| Managerclubs3: | FC Basel |
| Manageryears4: | 1931–1932 |
| Managerclubs4: | Hamburger SV |
| Manageryears5: | 1932–1933 |
| Managerclubs5: | VfB Leipzig |
Gyula Kertész (also known as Julius Kertész; 29 February 1888 – 1 May 1982) was a Hungarian football player and coach. He played as a winger for MTK Budapest, alongside his two brothers, Vilmos and Adolf,[1] and made one appearance for the Hungary national team. He later coached several clubs in Germany.
Kertész was born in Kiskálna in what was then Hungary, and was Jewish.[2]
Kertész played club football for MTK Budapest in 1906–07 to 1911–12.[1] He also played international football for Hungary, where he earned one cap against Austria in 1912.[3]
In 1911, to supplement his income, along with fellow MTK player Izidor Kürschner he set up a photographic studio.[4]
Kertész coached several clubs in Germany, such as Union Altona (1921–1924) and Victoria Hamburg (1924–1928), and in other countries including France and Scandinavia during the 1920s.[5] He managed Swiss side FC Basel between 1928 and 1930.[6] In January 1931 he took over at Hamburger SV, where he successfully revamped the team, adding Rudolf Noack and other promising new players[7] until he was appointed by VfB Leipzig in the summer of 1932. After his contract had been dissolved by mutual agreement in May 1933,[8] Kertész left Germany and emigrated to the United States.
In the US, he worked in the record industry. His son, who called himself George Curtiss, was a leading manager at Remington Records.[9]