József Varga (footballer, born 1954)
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
National team | |||
1980–1986 | Hungary | 31 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
József Varga (born 9 October 1954) is a retired Hungarian international football player.
Career[]
Born 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 Hungarian 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[]
- ^ 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[]
- József Varga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- József Varga at National-Football-Teams.com
- József Varga at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Budapest
- Hungarian footballers
- Hungary international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Hungarian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Újpest FC players
- Budapest Honvéd FC players
- Denizlispor footballers
- FC Lahti players
- Süper Lig players
- Association football defenders
- Reipas Lahti players
- Hungarian football defender stubs