Charles Horvath

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Charles Horvath
Personal information
Place of birth Hungary
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1971 Cornell University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960 Újpesti Dózsa
1961 Montréal Concordia
New York Hungaria
1964 Hamilton Steelers
1965 New Yorker 1 (0)
1967 Philadelphia Spartans
National team
1964 United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Károly Charles Horváth was a Hungarian-American soccer player who spent one season in the National Professional Soccer League, one in the International Soccer League and at least two in the German-American Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

Club career[]

He started his professional career at Újpesti Dózsa in Hungary. He moved to Canada as a teenager and played for Hungária SC Montréal and Montréal Concordia FC in the National Soccer League.[1] In 1961, he helped Montréal Concordia win the Canadian Carling's Red Cap Trophy (Challenge Trophy). In 1962, Horvath was with the New York Hungaria of the German American Soccer League when they won the National Challenge Cup. He remained with Hungaria through at least 1964 and also played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with the Hamilton Steelers.[2][3] In 1965, he played with the New Yorkers of the International Soccer League, and later returned to the ECPSL to play with Montréal Italica.[4][5] Finally, in 1967, he spent a single season with the Philadelphia Spartans of the National Professional Soccer League.[6]

National team[]

Horvath earned his one cap with the national team in a 10–0 loss to England on 27 May 1964.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Killies Play Concordia In Third Place Battle". Montreal Gazette. 6 June 1961. p. 24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ The History of the Rivalry Between England and the U.S.A< Archived 20 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Rimstead, Paul (23 May 1964). "Steelers' Czibor Still Missing". Toronto Daily Star. p. 34.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ International Soccer League Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Gillespie, Norman (7 August 1965). "Montreal Takes On Italia In Crucial Clash Sunday". Montreal Gazette. p. 26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ NPSL Stats
  7. ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969


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