István Avar
István Avar (German: Stefan Auer, Romanian: Ștefan Auer) (28 May 1905 – 13 October 1977) was a footballer and manager of German descent who at various times competed for both Hungary and Romania. He played for Újpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungarian national team in the 1934 World Cup. He was born in Arad, Romania.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | István Avar/Ștefan Auer | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Arad, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 13 October 1977 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Kaposvár, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–26 | AMEF Arad | ? | (?) |
| 1926–27 | Colțea Brașov | ? | (?) |
| 1928–35 | Újpest FC | 150 | (161) |
| 1936–41 | Rapid București | 73 | (56) |
| National team | |||
| 1926–27 | Romania | 2 | (3) |
| 1929–35 | Hungary | 21 | (24) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1937–1939 | Rapid București | ||
| 1940–1941 | Rapid București | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929, being the competition's top scorer with ten goals,[1] and the Coupe des Nations in 1930. After 1941, he became the player-manager of Kaposvári Rákóczi. He died in Kaposvár in 1977, aged 72.
Honours
Player
- Újpest FC
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I (4): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35
- Mitropa Cup (1): 1929
- Rapid București
- Romanian Cup (4): 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40
- Hungary
- Mitropa Cup: 1929
- Coupe des Nations 1930
Individual
- Divizia A 73 matches - 56 goals
- First Division Hungary 150 matches - 162 goals
- Topscorer of Divizia A 1940 - 21 goals
- European Cups (Mitropa Cup) (7 matches - 1 goal)
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References
- Rota, Davide. "Mitropa Cup Topscorers". Mitropa Cup. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
External links
- István Avar at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- István Avar at National-Football-Teams.com
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