Antal Vágó , Weiss (9 August 1891 – 30 December 1944) was a Hungarian international footballer who played as a midfielder. Vágó, who was Jewish, played club football for MTK, playing midfield for 12 seasons and winning the league nine time, and Fővárosi TC.[1] He also represented Hungary national team at international level, earning 17 caps between 1908 and 1917.[1] He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
 Hungary national football team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Vágó is standing fourth from the right. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antal Vágó | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Pásztó, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 30 December 1944 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1906–1908 | Fővárosi TC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1911 | Fővárosi TC | ? | (?) |
| 1911–1923 | MTK | ? | (?) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1908–1917 | Hungary | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2016–01–17 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2016–01–17 | |||
He was shot dead into the Danube during the Arrow Cross rule.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b Bolchover, David (6 May 2019). "Remembering the cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Antal Vágó". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "A holokauszt és a magyar labdarúgás". Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "EZEN A NAPON HUNYT EL VÁGÓ ANTAL, AKI A FASIZMUS ÁLDOZATA LETT". Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
Sources edit
- Antal Vágó Bio, Stats and Results
- Antal Zoltán – Hoffer József: Alberttől Zsákig, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1968
- Rejtő László – Lukács László – Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1977, ISBN 963-253-501-4
External links edit
- Profile at Jewsinsports.org
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