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György Orth

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György Orth
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-04-30)30 April 1901
Place of birth Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death 11 January 1962(1962-01-11) (aged 60)
Place of death Porto, Portugal
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915 Vasas
1916 Pisa
1917–1927 MTK Budapest 127 (103)
1923First Vienna (loan)
1928–1929 Marseille
1929–1930 Budai 11 3 (1)
1932 Budai 11 1 (0)
1933 Bocskai 1 (0)
International career
1917–1927 Hungary 32 (13)
Managerial career
1930 Chile
1930–1931 Colo Colo
1932 Bocskai FC
1933–1935 Messina
Pisa Calcio
1935–1936 Genoa
1936–1939 1. FC Nürnberg
1938–1939 Metz
1939–1940 Catania
Savona
1944 San Lorenzo de Almagro
1945 Rosario Central
1946–1949 Deportivo Guadalajara
1947 Mexico
1950–1951 Club América
1955–1956 Cauca Valley
1957–1960 Peru
1960–1962 Porto
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

György Orth (30 April 1901 – 11 January 1962) was a Hungarian football player and manager. As well as being involved in football in his homeland, he also managed in Italy, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Portugal. One of best footballers of his generation, György Orth was an attacking midfielder and forward renowned for his technique and pace. He also appeared in the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Playing career

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Orth started his playing career off with hometown side Vasas,[2] before first experiencing Italian football with a spell at Pisa. Before retirement from playing Orth returned to Budapest in the form of a move to MTK Budapest. He was an important player for the Hungary national team in the interwar era but a serious knee injury suffered in 1926 stymied his playing career.[3][4]

1924 Magyar team; Károly Fogl, Zoltán Opata, Ferenc Hirzer, Rudolf Jeny, József Eisenhoffer, Béla Guttmann, Gyula Mándi, Gábor Obitz, József Braun, György Orth, János Biri, and Gyula Kiss

References

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  1. ^ "György Orth". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ György Orth Archived 16 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine at nela.hu
  3. ^ Isaque Argolo (21 December 2021). "Gabór Kléber: György Orth". ARFSH. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ^ Isaque Argolo (22 June 2021). "György Orth". ARFSH. Retrieved 27 December 2021.