The first president of the club became a well-to-do entrepreneur, his vice a close friend of his who turned out to be an excellent sport-oriented organiser. His name was Alfréd Brüll, and he became the club's legendary and respected president from 1905 until the 1940s. Before the introduction of professional football, MTK was the most successful Hungarian team. Prior to the Second World War the team won 15 Hungarian League titles and gained 7 Hungarian Cup victories. During the professional era the team could not repeat the same performance but still won two championships. Béla Guttmann was a prominent member of the team in the early 1920s.Béla Guttmann at nela.hu] Playing halfback or center half alongside Gyula Mándi, he helped MTK win Hungarian League titles in 1920 and 1921.Joseph Siegman (2020). Jewish Sports Legends; The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Due to the participation of many Jewish figures in the club, it had the reputation of being a "Jewish" team beginning in the 1930s and 1940s,
