Nándor Hargitai also known as Nándor Szirmai (20 October 1919 – 11 September 2006) was a Hungarian football midfielder.
Career Born in Mátraszele, he begin his career at the youth team of Dorogi FC. He debuted at age 17 for Dorogi senior team in the 1936–37 season but a year later he was signing with Ferencvárosi TC. He made only one appearance for Ferencváros in the 1937–38 season when they won the Hungarian championship. While playing with Ferencváros he changed his name to Nándor Szirmai.Szirmai Nándor at tempofradi.hu, retrieved 10-1-2014 In the 1938–39 season, he joined another Hungarian top-flight club, Phöbus FC.Nándor Hargitai at nela.hu In 1940 he moved to Yugoslav club NAK Novi Sad.Nincs új a nap alatt at Magyar Szo online, 1-12-2005, retrieved 4-1-2014 However, after only one season, and with Second World War on their way, the city of Novi Sad was occupied by Hungarian forces, and NAK begin to be known as Újvideki AC and play in the Hungarian championship. After the war he played with Hungarian side Viscosa SE until 1949 when he returned to Dorogi FC, now known as Dorogi Bányász and had just returned to top-flight, and played there until 1955 making a total of 131 league appearances and scoring once. He reached the 1953 Hungarian Cup final.Petrik József-Péntek Sándor: A Dorogi Bányász SC 75 éves Jubileumi Emlékkönyve/ A Dorogi Bányász labdarúgóiSolymár Judit – Kovács Lajos: Dorogi lexikon p/111
He died on 11 September 2006, in Esztergom, Hungary.Dorog: elhunyt Hargitai Nándor at Nemzeti sport, 15-9-2006, retrieved 10-1-2014
Honours Ferencváros Hungarian championship: 1937–38
Dorogi Bányász Hungarian Cup finalist: 1952
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