Béla Sebestyén

Béla Sebestyén (23 January 1885 – 19 December 1959) was a Hungarian international footballer who played as a winger. Sebestyén was Jewish.[1][2] He played club football for MTK.[2] He also represented his country at international level, earning 24 caps between 1906 and 1912, and appearing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3] He later coached MTK.[2]

Béla Sebestyén
Personal information
Full name Béla Sebestyén
Date of birth (1885-01-23)23 January 1885
Place of birth Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 19 December 1959(1959-12-19) (aged 74)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– MTK ? (?)
National team
1906–1912 Hungary 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

See also

References
  1. Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (10 September 1965). Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  2. Bolchover, David (18 May 2017). The Greatest Comeback: From Genocide To Football Glory: The Story of Béla Guttman. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 9781785902642 – via Google Books.
  3. "Béla Sebestyén". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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