Birthdays
4 May:
— Born on this day 134 years ago: Ács Ödön. He was there at the very beginning, helping lay the foundations of the club in 1909 as a founder and committee member of Kispesti AC. He also proved himself on the pitch, playing as a registered KAC footballer between 1910 and 1911. Later he became executive vice-president of Kispesti Football Club. A new era began in 1926, when he played an active role in establishing professional Kispest FC. From 1927 to 1933 he served as general secretary, then as vice-president until 1938.
— Born 121 years ago: Dénes József, who often guarded the red-and-black goal without regard for his own physical safety. The goalkeeper played for Kispest FC from 1926 to 1933, during some of the club's most difficult and exciting years. He wore the Kispest shirt in 190 matches and, as a KFC player, also represented Hungary twice.
6 May:
— Born 51 years ago: John Moses the Liberian international. The left winger played for Kispest-Honvéd FC between 1995 and 1998. The greatest success of his career was winning the Hungarian Cup in 1996.
— Born exactly 110 years ago today: Nonn Antalwho loyally served the red-and-blacks during the turbulent years of the Second World War, from 1941 to 1944. As a left winger, his strengths were his speed and accurate crosses.
7 May:
— Dušan Vasiljević turns 44 on this day. The Serbian midfielder played for Budapest Honvéd between September 2015 and July 2017 and was part of Marco Rossi's title-winning team in 2017.
Born on this day 104 years ago: Budai I. László, one of the major figures of the first golden era of Kispest football. The forward, nicknamed 'Tunya', played for Kispesti AC and later Budapest Honvéd between 1946 and 1953. In Kispest colours he became a three-time Hungarian champion, three-time league runner-up and one-time bronze medallist.
8 May:
Born 128 years ago: Bencsik Gyula a member of parliament who served Kispest football in various roles for 15 years. From 1926 he was a member of the Kispesti AC board, in 1927 KAC's chief treasurer, and later a committee member of KFC. In 1930 he served as vice-president of KFC and briefly as the club's director of football, before becoming president of Kispest FC in 1941.
9 May:
— Born 102 years ago: Városi György, a footballer from Kispest's first golden era. The excellent half-back wore the red-and-black and later red-and-white shirt from 1948 to 1954 and was part of one of the most successful periods in the club's history. His record at Kispest speaks for itself: three-time Hungarian champion, two-time league runner-up and one-time bronze medallist.
Passed away
4 May:
— Passed away 12 years ago: Cserjés István. A home-grown striker of Kispesti AC, he served the Kispest colours for almost a decade and a half, from 1938 to 1952 with a short interruption. He was present for some of the club's brightest successes: twice a member of the championship-winning team and also a league runner-up.
5 May:
— Passed away 50 years ago: Madarász Endreone of the defining figures of Hungarian sport and the history of Budapesti Honvéd. He first built his reputation as an outstanding athlete. He later used his competitive experience in sports administration, becoming president of Budapesti Honvéd Sports Club in 1954. In 1956, as team manager, he accompanied the Honvéd side built around the core of the Golden Team on its famous tour of Western Europe, but did not follow the team on to Brazil.
