István Avar
Encyclopedia
István Avar (28 May 1905 – 15 October 1977) was a Romania
n-Hungarian
footballer and a legend of Újpest FC
, most famous for playing for the Hungarian national team
in the 1934 World Cup. He was born in Arad
, Romania
.
With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929
, being the competition's top scorer with ten goals, and the Coupe des Nations
in 1930.
After 1941, he became the player-manager of Kaposvári Rákóczi. He died in Kaposvár.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n-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...
footballer and a legend of Újpest FC
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
, most famous for playing for the Hungarian national team
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
in the 1934 World Cup. He was born in Arad
Arad, Romania
Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929
Mitropa Cup 1929
The 1929 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Újpest FC in a two-legged final against Slavia Prague. This was the third edition of the tournament, and the first edition in which Italian clubs competed and Yugoslavian clubs did not compete...
, being the competition's top scorer with ten goals, and the Coupe des Nations
Coupe des Nations 1930
Coupe des Nations 1930 was a football tournament in the summer of 1930 in Geneva, Switzerland, organized by local club Servette FC. Servette had just won the Swiss championship, and organized this event as a counterpoint to the first World Cup held at the same time in Uruguay, to which only few...
in 1930.
After 1941, he became the player-manager of Kaposvári Rákóczi. He died in Kaposvár.
Records
Matches- Divizia A 73 matches - 56 goals
- First division Hungary 150 matches - 162 goals
- Topscorer of Divizia A 1940 - 21 goals
- Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
1937, 1938, 1939, 1940
- European Cups (Mitropa Cup) (7 matches - 1 goal)