Márton Esterházy

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Márton Esterházy (born 9 April 1956) is a retired Hungarian football player. After retiring, as his noter writher and author brother Péter Esterházy, he became a writer and author himself, as well, as also the head of the Hungarian Futsal Committee, and in February 2007 also became a UEFA conductor^[1].

[edit] Club Career

Márton played for Hungarian side Budapest Honvéd, until he was acquired by AEK Athens. His acquisition in the 1985 season was considered a great achievement for AEK Athens but, after two good years, he was released in the winter period of 1987 following a series of poor performances. He was picked up by Panathinaikos, failed to impress in the 1987 or 1988 season and was released in December of 1988.

[edit] International Career

He scored 11 goals for the Hungarian national team,^[2] and was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage. Esterházy scored the first goal in the 2–0 win against Canada.

[edit] References

^ Esterházy új szerepben in Hungarian
^ Mamrud, Roberto. Hungary - Record International Players. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2 September 2006.

v • d • e Hungary squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 P. Disztl • 2 Sallai • 3 Róth • 4 Varga • 5 Kardos • 6 Garaba • 7 Kiprich • 8 A. Nagy • 9 Dajka • 10 Détári • 11 Esterházy • 12 Csuhay • 13 L. Disztl • 14 Péter • 15 Hannich • 16 J. Nagy • 17 Burcsa • 18 Szendrei • 19 Bognár • 20 Kovács • 21 Hajszán • 22 Andrusch • Coach: Mezey