Thomas Hanghey
Thomas Hanghey was a British , presumably Scottish , football player in the position of defender .
Hanghey came to Mexico for professional reasons in the late 19th century to work in the Santa Gertrudis de Yute factory in Orizaba . According to the records of the Libro de Oro del Fútbol Mexicano , Hanghey was Duncan Macomish's most important companion when the Orizaba AC was founded in 1898 and its football department in 1901.
With the Orizaba AC team, which he co-founded, he went down in the history of Mexican football as Mexico's first football champion .
Unlike many of the other players in the 1902/03 championship team who returned to their home countries (Scotland and England) soon after completing their careers, Hanghey - along with fellow countryman Duncan Macomish and English brothers John and Thomas Hogg - stayed on top of his professional activity in Mexico.
successes
- Mexican champion : 1902/03
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hanghey was a founding member of Orizaba AC, which according to the club's history was founded by Schotten. In contrast, IFFHS ascribes an English nationality to him.
- ↑ Juan Cid y Mulet: Libro de Oro del Fútbol Mexicano , Mexico City: B. Costa-Amic (1960), p. 36f
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hanghey, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |