Andor Ónody (3 August 1920 – 5 June 1986) was a
Hungarian football player
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who played as a
defender at internationally level for Hungary.
Career
He started the football career at
Kispest
Kispest (lit. ''Little Pest'') is the 19th (XIX) district of Budapest, Hungary. It lies south-southeast of the historical Pest city. It was founded in 1871 on rural land as a village at the borderline of Pest, so it was named Kispest.
Histor ...
. In 1940 he was signed by
Elektromos, where he played until 1942. His next club was the
Nagyváradi AC
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The team was founded as ''Nagy ...
, where he played for two seasons and after a silver medal, he became the champion of
Hungary
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in 1944. Between 1945 and 1948 he was the player of
Ferencváros
Ferencváros () is the 9th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The development of Fe ...
. Here he earned a league silver medal and a bronze medal too. At ''Fradi'', he played 118 games (93 league, 18 international, 7 domestic cups) and 3 goals (in 3 championships). He then played at the
Kinizsi Sörgyár, then two years in the second class at
Vasas Izzó.
International career
In 1946 he played for
Hungary national football team
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once.
Manager career
Andor Ónody began his coach career at
Kinizsi Sörgyár youth team. Later he worked in
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...
with a county team, then he worked for Lőrinc Fonó, Vörös Meteor, Láng Vasas and
Vasas Izzó.
References
* Nagy Béla: Fradisták. Budapest: Sportpropaganda. 1981.
* Dr. Demjén László: A Nagyváradi AC a magyar nemzeti bajnokságban 1941-44 (1989), 172. o.
* Rejtő László – Lukács László – Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek. Budapest: Sportkiadó. 1977.
* Várkonyi Sándor: Mi lett velük?: Onódy Andor. Fradi-híradó, (1975. ápr.) 21. o.
External links
*
Player profile on nela.huPlayer profile on magyarfutball.hu
1920 births
1986 deaths
Hungarian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Budapest Honvéd FC players
Club Atletic Oradea players
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
Budapesti VSC footballers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Hungary men's international footballers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Hungarian football managers
Footballers from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
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