János Hrotkó (30 March 1922 – 23 March 2005) was a
Hungarian football
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player and manager.
Career
Born in
Gérce
Gérce is a village in Vas county, Hungary
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, Hrotkó began playing football with
MTK Hungária
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a Hungarian football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest. The team currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most ...
.
Hrotkó signed with
Serie A side
Bari
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in 1946, and spent three seasons with the club before leaving for
Serie B side
Pro Sesto.
He next moved to Spain where he would play two seasons for
Real Zaragoza.
Hrotkó finished his playing career in Portugal, playing in the
Portuguese Liga with
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo ...
and
S.C. Covilhã.
References
External links
Profile at Enciclopediadelcalcio
1922 births
2005 deaths
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Serie A players
Serie B players
Primeira Liga players
MTK Budapest FC players
SSC Bari players
Real Zaragoza players
Sporting CP footballers
S.C. Covilhã players
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Hungarian football managers
S.C. Olhanense managers
Leixões S.C. managers
C.S. Marítimo managers
Men's association football forwards
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