György_Orth

György Orth

György Orth

Hungarian football player and manager (1901–1962)

The native form of this personal name is Orth György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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]

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Playing career

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

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