Vilmos Kertész | |
Birth Date: | 21 March 1890 |
Birth Place: | Vieska nad Žitavou, Austria-Hungary |
Death Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1908–1924 |
Clubs1: | MTK Budapest |
Caps1: | 257 |
Goals1: | 53 |
Nationalyears1: | 1909–1924 |
Nationalteam1: | Hungary |
Nationalcaps1: | 47 |
Nationalgoals1: | 11 |
Manageryears1: | 1926–1930 |
Managerclubs1: | Budapesti Vasas SC |
Manageryears2: | 1931–1932 |
Managerclubs2: | Ripensia Timişoara |
Vilmos Kertész (21 March 1890 – 15 September 1962) was a Hungarian international Olympian footballer. He played alongside his two brothers, Gyula and Adolf.
Kertész was born in Vieska nad Žitavou, Austria-Hungary,[1] [2] and was Jewish.[3] [4] [5]
Kertész played club football at the inside right and midfield positions for MTK Budapest from 1908 to 1924.[6] [7] [8] [9] He played alongside his two brothers, Gyula and Adolf.[8] He was a midfielder for NSC Budapest from 1924 to 1926.[10]
He played international football for the Hungary national football team, where he earned a total of 47 caps, scoring 11 goals.[11] Kertész also participated at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[12] [9]
Kertész coached Ékszerész SC, Budapesti Vasas SC (1926–30), and Ripensia Timişoara (1931-32).[12] [10]