Lippo Hertzka ( hu, Hertzka Lipót, 19 November 1904 – 14 March 1951) was a Hungarian
football
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player and manager of
Jewish
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descent. He played for
Essener Turnerbund,
MTK Budapest
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and
Real Sociedad
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. After retiring, he coached seven teams, including Real Sociedad and
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, a team which he coached for 2 years (1930–1932) and led to an undefeated
La Liga
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championship during the
1931–32 season, which meant the first La Liga title for the ''white'' squad. He also won two league titles in Portugal for
Benfica.
He coached Real Sociedad,
Athletic Bilbao
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,
Sevilla
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, Real Madrid,
Hércules,
Granada
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, Benfica,
Belenenses,
Porto
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,
Estoril
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,
Académica,
Vila Real
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,
Portimonense
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and
União Montemor.
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1904 births
1951 deaths
Hungarian Jews
Jewish men's footballers
Footballers from Budapest
Hungarian footballers
Men's association football forwards
Hungarian football managers
Hungarian expatriate football managers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Real Sociedad footballers
Real Sociedad managers
Athletic Bilbao managers
Sevilla FC managers
Real Madrid CF managers
Hércules CF managers
S.L. Benfica managers
FC Porto managers
Granada CF managers
G.D. Estoril Praia managers
La Liga managers
Expatriate football managers in Portugal
Expatriate football managers in Spain
União Montemor managers