Attila Abonyi is a Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

-born Australia

Australia

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n football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 manager and former player.

Born in Hungary, he took up soccer after emigrating to Australia

Australia

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 at age 10. Attila played started playing professional club football for Melbourne Hungaria between 1962 and 1968, St. George-Budapest between 1969 and 1976 and Sydney Croatia between 1977 and 1979.

He is well known for being a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany

West Germany

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 and also represented New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

. He scored 25 international goals for Australia in 61 games between 1967 and 1977 making him tied as the third highest goal scorer for Australia.

In June 1975, Abonyi made a guest appearance for a touring Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

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 side, coming on as a substitute for David McCreery

David McCreery

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 against Queensland

Queensland

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. He scored United's third goal in a 3–0 win.

Abonyi Place in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood

Glenwood, New South Wales

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 is named for him.

External links

• Australian Players Database at Ozfootball.
• Profile at Playerhistory.