József Horváth (footballer, born 1890)

Not to be confused with József Horváth (footballer, born 1949).
József Horváth
Personal information
Date of birth (1890-09-25)25 September 1890
Place of birth Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 23 February 1945(1945-02-23) (aged 54)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1914 Budapesti TC 32 (11)
International career
1906–1914 Hungary 6 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

József Horváth (25 September 1890 – 23 February 1945), nicknamed Flamó, was a Hungarian footballer. He holds the record for the youngest player ever to score a hat-trick for a national team.

Career

Horváth played for Budapesti TC, in which they finished third in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I twice, in 1908–09 and 1912–13.[1] He also played in both matches against MTK Budapest FC in the 1909–10 Magyar Kupa.[2][3]

Horváth made his debut for Hungary against Bohemia on 1 April 1906, at the age of 15 years and 188 days,[4][5] thus becoming the youngest player in the history of the Hungarian national team, a record that still stands by nearly a year;[6] as well as the second youngest player in the history of European international football, only behind Samuel Johnston of Ireland (15 years and 153 days).[7] He earned his next cap for Hungary six months later, on 7 October 1906, scoring twice to salvage a 4–4 draw against Bohemia, and in doing so at the age of 16 years and 12 days,[4] he not only became the country's youngest-ever scorer, a record that still stands; but also the second youngest scorer in European international football, once again only behind Johnston.[8][9]

On 7 April 1907, Horváth scored a hat-trick against Bohemia, and in doing so at the age of 16 years and 194 days, he became the youngest ever to do so in international football, a record that still stands.[10]

In total, Horváth managed to play six matches for Hungary scoring five goals, all of them against Bohemia.[4] However, Horváth was forced to retire early due to lower back problems.[11]

Career statistics

Goals for Hungary

Hungary score listed first, score column indicates score after each Horváth goal.
List of international goals scored by József Horváth[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 1906 Stadion Slavii, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia  Bohemia 1–1 4–4 Friendly
2 4–3
3 7 April 1907 Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest, Hungary 1–1 5–2
4 3–2
5 5–2

References

  1. ^ "József Horváth". nela.hu (in Hungarian).
  2. ^ "MTK 1–1 Budapesti TC". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian).
  3. ^ "MTK 3–1 Budapesti TC". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian).
  4. ^ a b c d "József Horváth, international football player". eu-football.info.
  5. ^ "Válogatott: száz éve nem látott húzás jöhet Bernd Storcktól" [National team: Bernd Storck can make a move not seen in a hundred years]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Legfiatalabb pályára lépőink a klubban és a válogatottban - íme, a lista" [Our youngest players in the club and the national team - here is the list] (in Hungarian). www.mtkbudapest.hu. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Oldest and Youngest Players and Goal-scorers in International Football - Youngest Men's Players". RSSSF. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ "All-time ranking for youngest scorers of European national teams". iffhs.com. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Oldest and Youngest Players and Goal-scorers in International Football - Youngest Men's Goal-scorers". RSSSF. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "József Horváth, international football player". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. ^ "József Horváth". magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian).