Sándor Kertész

Sándor Kertész was a member of MTK at least until 1908, where he was active in athletics and football. Although, no results of his athletic career are documented, he was entered for two long-distance races at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, but did not start.

He is better remembered for his activities in football. Kertész was instrumental in founding MTK’s football section in 1901, and he was one of the players in the team’s first match. He also acted as team captain. From a player-coach he became MTK’s first head coach, who led the team to their first Hungarian Championship title in 1904. He was also a member of the MTK’s executive committee. Later, he was an alternate member of the council of MÚE (Magyar Úszó Egyesület, Hungarian Swimming Association).