Gyula Kertész (also known as ''Julius Kertész''; 29 February 1888 – 1 May 1982) was a Hungarian
football
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player and coach. He played as a
winger for
MTK Budapest
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (Hungarian for "Hungarian Circle of Physical Practitioners") is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycl ...
, alongside his two brothers,
Vilmos and
Adolf
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, and made one appearance for the
Hungary national team. He later coached several clubs in Germany.
Playing career
Kertész was born in
Kiskálna in what was then Hungary, and was Jewish.
Kertész played club football for
MTK Budapest
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (Hungarian for "Hungarian Circle of Physical Practitioners") is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycl ...
in 1906–07 to 1911–12. He also played international football for
Hungary
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, where he earned one cap against Austria in 1912.
In 1911, to supplement his income, along with fellow MTK player
Izidor Kürschner he set up a photographic studio.
Coaching career
Kertész coached several clubs in Germany, such as
Union Altona (1921–1924) and
Victoria Hamburg (1924–1928), and in other countries including France and
Scandinavia
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during the 1920s. He managed Swiss side
FC Basel
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between 1928 and 1930. In January 1931 he took over at
Hamburger SV
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, where he successfully revamped the team, adding
Rudolf Noack and other promising new players until he was appointed by