Gábor Obitz also known as Gábor Óbecsei and Gábor Ormai (18 January 1899 – 20 March 1953) was a Hungarian

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player and manager.

Playing career

Obitz started his career in

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. After winning the

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title in 1922 he moved to

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and played two seasons for Makkabi Brno. In 1924 he joined German club

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. He ended his career with Ferencváros. Obitz capped 15 times for the Hungary national team and participated the

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in Paris.

Coaching career

Obitz' first team as a manager was a Romanian club AMEF Arad. From 1932 to 1934 he worked for the

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. He coached

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in the 1936–37 Yugoslav Football Championship. In 1939 Obitz started coaching the Finland national team but soon returned to Hungary due to

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Honours

* Hungarian Championship:

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: 1921, 1927, 1928 *

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References

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