Place of birth Budapest, Hungary Name Gabor Obitz Place of death Hungary Role Football player | Playing position Died March 20, 1953, Hungary Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1899-01-18)18 January 1899 Date of death 20 March 1953(1953-03-20) (aged 54) | ||
Gábor Obitz also known as Gábor Óbecsei and Gábor Ormai (18 January 1899 – 20 March 1953) was a Hungarian football player and manager.
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Player career
Obitz started his career in Ferencvárosi TC. After winning the Hungarian Cup title in 1922 Obitz moved to Czechoslovakia and played three seasons for Makkabi Brno. In 1925 he joined the German club Holstein Kiel. Obitz ended his career in Ferencvárosi.
Gábor Obitz capped 15 times for the Hungarian national team and participated the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Coaching career
Obitz' first team as a manager was a Romanian club AMEF Arad. From 1932 to 1934 he worked for the Turkish Football Federation. He coached NK Ljubljana in the 1936–37 Yugoslav Football Championship. In 1939 Obitz started coaching the Finnish national team but soon returned to Hungary due to World War II.