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,[2][3] and was Jewish.[4][5][6]

Career

Kertész played club football at the inside right and midfield positions for MTK Budapest from 1908 to 1924.[7][8][9][10] He played alongside his two brothers, Gyula and Adolf.[9] He was a midfielder for NSC Budapest from 1924 to 1926.[11]

He played international football for the Hungary national football team, where he earned a total of 47 caps, scoring 11 goals.[12] Kertész also participated at the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[13][10]

Kertész coached Ékszerész SC, Budapesti Vasas SC (1926–30), and Ripensia Timişoara (1931-32).[13][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vilmos Kertész at Olympedia
  2. ^ Vilmos Kertész on eu-football
  3. ^ "† Kertész Vilmos (Barskisfalud 1890.03.21 - South Melbourne 1964.10.31) • Személyek • Magyarfutball.hu - a magyar labdarúgás adatbázisa". www.magyarfutball.hu.
  4. ^ "Vilmos Kertész". sport.de.
  5. ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 9781602800137 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Bliss, Dominic (2014). Erbstein: the triumph and tragedy of football's forgotten pioneer. Blizzard Media Ltd – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Vilmos Kertész". www.playmakerstats.com.
  8. ^ Andrew Handler (1994). From Goals to Guns; The Golden Age of Soccer in Hungary, 1950-1956
  9. ^ a b Andrew Handler (1985). From the Ghetto to the Games; Jewish Athletes in Hungary
  10. ^ a b Dominic Bliss (2014). Erbstein: the triumph and tragedy of football's forgotten pioneer
  11. ^ a b "Vilmos Kertész". worldfootball.net.
  12. ^ "Vilmos Kertész". www.playmakerstats.com.
  13. ^ a b Jonathan Wilson (2019). The Names Heard Long Ago; How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer Shaped the Modern Game
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilmos_Kert%C3%A9sz
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