József Varga (footballer, born 1954)
József Varga (born 9 October 1954) is a retired Hungarian international football player.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1973 | Budapesti Honvéd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1985 | Budapesti Honvéd | 283 | (20) |
| 1985–1987 | Denizlispor | 58 | (4) |
| 1987–1988 | Újpesti Dózsa | 31 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Volán | 14 | (1) |
| 1990 | Reipas Lahti | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980–1986 | Hungary | 31 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Budapest, Varga spent most of his career with Budapesti Honvéd, where he was very popular and nicknamed "Kacsa" (duck). He also spent some time playing abroad, notably with for Turkish first division club Denizlispor. Varga finished his professional career at Újpest FC.
He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1980, and got 31 caps and 1 goal until 1986.[1] He was a participant at the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage on both occasions. Varga scored his only international goal against Belgium at the 1982 World Cup.
References
edit- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Hungary - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
External links
edit- József Varga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- József Varga at National-Football-Teams.com
- József Varga at www.mackolik.com (also at arsiv.mackolik.com) (in Turkish)
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