Antal Vágó , Weiss (9 August 1891 – 30 December 1944) was a Hungarian international footballer who played as a midfielder. Vágó, who was Jewish, played club football for MTK, playing midfield for 12 seasons and winning the league nine time, and Fővárosi TC.[1] He also represented Hungary national team at international level, earning 17 caps between 1908 and 1917.[1] He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

He was shot dead into the Danube during the Arrow Cross rule.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolchover, David (6 May 2019). "Remembering the cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "Antal Vágó". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ "A holokauszt és a magyar labdarúgás". Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. ^ "EZEN A NAPON HUNYT EL VÁGÓ ANTAL, AKI A FASIZMUS ÁLDOZATA LETT". Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

Sources

  • Antal Vágó Bio, Stats and Results
  • Antal Zoltán – Hoffer József: Alberttől Zsákig, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1968
  • Rejtő László – Lukács László – Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1977, ISBN 963-253-501-4


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