Lippo Hertzka

The native form of this personal name is Hertzka Lipót. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Lippo Hertzka (Hungarian: Hertzka Lipót, 19 November 1904 – 14 March 1951)^[1] was a Hungarian football player and manager of Jewish descent.^[2] He played for Essener Turnerbund, MTK Budapest and Real Sociedad.^[3] After retiring, he coached seven teams, including Real Sociedad and Real Madrid, a team which he coached for 2 years (1930–1932) and led to an undefeated La Liga championship during the 1931–32 season, which meant the first La Liga title for the white squad. He also won two league titles in Portugal for Benfica.^[4][5]

Lippo Hertzka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1904-11-19)19 November 1904
Place of birth	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death	14 March 1951(1951-03-14) (aged 46)
Place of death	Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1920	MTK	3
	Essener Turnerbund
	Real Sociedad
Managerial career
1923–1926	Real Sociedad
1926–1928	Athletic Bilbao
1927–1930	Sevilla
1930–1932	Real Madrid
1932–1934	Hércules
1934–1935	Granada
1936–1939	Benfica
1939–1940	Belenenses
1940–1941	Académica
1942–1945	Porto
1946–1947	Estoril
1947–1948	Benfica
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He coached Real Sociedad,^[6] Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla,^[7] Real Madrid, Hércules, Granada, Benfica, Belenenses, Porto, Estoril, Académica, Vila Real, Portimonense and União Montemor.^[8]