Vilmos Kertész Explained

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.

Early life

Kertész was born in Vieska nad Žitavou, Austria-Hungary,[1] [2] and was Jewish.[3] [4] [5]

Career

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=10495 Vilmos Kertész on eu-football
  2. Web site: † Kertész Vilmos (Barskisfalud 1890.03.21 - South Melbourne 1964.10.31) • Személyek • Magyarfutball.hu - a magyar labdarúgás adatbázisa. www.magyarfutball.hu.
  3. Web site: Vilmos Kertész. sport.de.
  4. Book: Wechsler, Bob. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. 2008. KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. 9781602800137. Google Books.
  5. Book: Bliss, Dominic. Erbstein: the triumph and tragedy of football's forgotten pioneer. 2014. Blizzard Media Ltd. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Vilmos Kertész. www.playmakerstats.com.
  7. Andrew Handler (1994). From Goals to Guns; The Golden Age of Soccer in Hungary, 1950-1956
  8. Andrew Handler (1985). From the Ghetto to the Games; Jewish Athletes in Hungary
  9. Dominic Bliss (2014). Erbstein: the triumph and tragedy of football's forgotten pioneer
  10. Web site: Vilmos Kertész. worldfootball.net.
  11. Web site: Vilmos Kertész. www.playmakerstats.com.
  12. Jonathan Wilson (2019). The Names Heard Long Ago; How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer Shaped the Modern Game