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Charles Horvath

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Charles Horvath
Personal information
Place of birth Hungary
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1971 Cornell University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960 Újpesti Dózsa
1961 Montréal Concordia
New York Hungaria
1964 Hamilton Steelers
1965 New Yorker 1 (0)
1967 Philadelphia Spartans
International career
1964 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Károly Charles Horváth was a Hungarian-American soccer player who spent one season in the National Professional Soccer League, one in the International Soccer League and at least two in the German-American Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

Club career

He started his professional career at Újpesti Dózsa in Hungary. He moved to Canada as a teenager and played for Hungária SC Montréal and Montréal Concordia FC. In 1961, he helped Montréal Concordia win the Canadian Carling's Red Cap Trophy (Challenge Trophy). In 1962, Horvath was with the New York Hungaria of the German American Soccer League when they won the National Challenge Cup. He remained with Hungaria through at least 1964.[1] In 1965, he played with the New Yorkers of the International Soccer League.[2] Finally, in 1967, he spent a single season with the Philadelphia Spartans of the National Professional Soccer League.[3]

National team

Horvath earned his one cap with the national team in a 10–0 loss to England on 27 May 1964.[4]

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