József Horváth (footballer, born 1890)

József Horváth (25 September 1890 – 23 February 1945), nicknamed Flamó, was a Hungarian footballer.

Not to be confused with József Horváth (footballer, born 1949).
József Horváth
Personal information
Date of birth (1890-09-25)25 September 1890
Place of birth Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 23 February 1945(1945-02-23) (aged 54)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1914 Budapesti TC 32 (11)
National team
1906–1914 Hungary 6 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Horváth played for Budapesti TC, in which they finished third in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I twice, in 1908–09 and 1912–13.[1] He also played in both matches against MTK Budapest FC in the 1909–10 Magyar Kupa.[2][3]

He made his debut for Hungary, aged 15 years 6 months and 7 days.[4] He managed to play six matches for Hungary scoring five goals, all of them against Bohemia.[5]

However, Horváth was forced to retire early due to lower back problems.[6]

References
  1. "József Horváth". nela.hu (in Hungarian).
  2. "MTK 1–1 Budapesti TC". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian).
  3. "MTK 3–1 Budapesti TC". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian).
  4. "Válogatott: száz éve nem látott húzás jöhet Bernd Storcktól". nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 16 May 2017.
  5. "József Horváth". eu-football.info.
  6. "József Horváth". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian).
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