György Orth

György Orth

Personal information
Date of birth	(1901-04-30)30 April 1901
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death	11 January 1962(1962-01-11) (aged 60)
Place of death	Porto, Portugal
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1915	Vasas
1916	Pisa
1917–1927	MTK Budapest	127	(103)
1923	→ First Vienna (loan)
1928–1929	Olympique de Marseille
1929–1930	Budai 11	3	(1)
1932	Budai 11	1	(0)
1933	Bocskai	1	(0)
National team
1917–1927	Hungary	32	(13)
Teams managed
1930	Chile
1930–1931	Colo Colo
1932	Bocskai FC
1933–1935	Messina
	Pisa Calcio
1935–1936	Genoa
1936–1939	Nuremberg
1938–1939	Metz
1939–1940	Catania
	Savona
1944	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1945	Rosario Central
1946–1949	Deportivo Guadalajara
1947	México
1950–51	Club Necaxa
1955–1956	Selección del Valle
1957–1959	Peru
1960–1962	Porto
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

György Orth (30 April 1901 – 11 January 1962) was a Hungarian footballer and manager from Budapest. 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 or forward renowned for his technique and pace.

Playing career

He started his playing career off with hometown side Vasas,^[1] 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.

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