György Orth

György Orth

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1901-04-30)30 April 1901
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death
Place of death	Porto, Portugal
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder, Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Vasas
	Pisa
	MTK Budapest
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	Nuremberg
1938-1939	Metz
1939-1940	Catania
	Savona
1944	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1945	Rosario Central
1946-1949	Deportivo Guadalajara
1947	Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team)
1950-51	Club Necaxa
1955-1956	Selección del Valle
1957-1959	Peru
1960-1962	Porto
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

György Orth (30 April 1901 – 11 January 1962) was an 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 a midfielder or forward renowned for his technique and pace.

Playing career

He started his playing career off with hometown side Vasas, 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.