Zoltán Varga (footballer, born 1945)
![]() Varga in 1973 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vál, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 9 April 2010 | (aged 65)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1959–1961 | Ferencváros | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1961–1968 | Ferencváros | 135 | (53) | ||||||||||||||
1968–1969 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1969–1972 | Hertha BSC | 34 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1972–1973 | Aberdeen | 26 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
1973–1974 | Ajax | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1974–1976 | Borussia Dortmund | 56 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | FC Augsburg | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1977–1978 | Gent | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 271 | (86) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1964–1968 | Hungary | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1981 | Preußen Münster | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Ferencváros | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Budapest Honvéd | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | Diósgyőr | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | Győr | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | Győr | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Zoltán Varga (1 January 1945 – 9 April 2010) was a Hungarian footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.[1] He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played for Ferencvárosi TC when they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965, beating Juventus 1–0 in the final. He also played for Ajax Amsterdam.
He played in Germany for Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC, but was banned after he was caught taking bribes to lose matches.[2]
During the period of his ban he played for Aberdeen F.C. in Scotland.[2]
Club career
[edit]Career in Hungary
[edit]The Ferencváros his professional career. In the professional team played between 1961–1968, a period which is the club's history after World War II was one of the most successful. Varga made 135 career appearances, scoring 53 goals. The club became champion in 1962 and '63, 1964, 1967 and 1968 NB I-season as well.
In these years, Fradi, as one of Europe's best club teams, qualified for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup series called the International Festival of the major European Football Confederation tournament as well. Today's successor to the European leagues.
In 1962–63 seasons in the semi-finals in a row Varga, and two years later, 1964–65 they won it. Success is not interrupted in 1967, 68 in the runner. Since the Mexican Olympic Games, Varga left the country, so successfully ended the era of Ferencváros.
Career in Europe
[edit]Between 1969 and 1972, the German Hertha BSC scored nine in 34 games, 26 games for Aberdeen in Scotland (where he is still considered by many to be the finest foreign import ever to play for the club) scored ten of the Netherlands Ajax 12 games scored two goals, the German side Borussia Dortmund 51 games scored 10. Last was a team player in the Belgian Gent.
International career
[edit]Between 1964 and 1968 he had been included in the Hungarian national team 12 times and scored 2 goals. In 1964, Spain's European Championship team bronze medal for the author made his debut as a member of the team. In 1966 he participated in the World Cup in England, but could not play due to an earlier injury.
He received a gold medal as member of Hungary's Olympic Team in the Tokyo Olympic Games, in 1964. During the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City he had left the Hungarian Team Camp before the matches and did not return to Hungary.
Death
[edit]On 9 April 2010, Varga was playing in an old-boys football match at Danuvia when he was taken ill. He collapsed and, despite efforts by teammates and emergency responders to resusciate him, died at the age of 65.[1][3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ferencvárosi | 1961-62 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2+ | 0+ |
1962-63 | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11+ | 4+ | ||
1963 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4+ | 0+ | ||
1964 | 25 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25+ | 7+ | ||
1965 | 22 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22+ | 6+ | ||
1966 | 21 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21+ | 9+ | ||
1967 | 30 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30+ | 15+ | ||
1968 | 20 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20+ | 12+ | ||
Total | 135 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135+ | 53+ | ||
Hertha BSC | 1969-70 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
1970-71 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 5 | ||
1971-72 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 5 | ||
Total | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 40 | 10 | ||
Aberdeen | 1972-73 | Scottish Division One | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 10 |
Total | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 10 | ||
Ajax | 1973-74 | Eredivisie | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 2 |
1974-75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 2 | ||
Borussia Dortmund | 1974-75 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 6 |
1975-76 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
Total | 56 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 64 | 12 | ||
FC Augsburg | 1976-77 | Süd | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||
Career total | 271 | 86 | 14 | 1+ | 2+ | 0+ | 5+ | 0+ | 1 | 0 | 293+ | 88+ |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Obituary London Independent, 29 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Varga tunes in to red corner". The Scotsman.
- ^ "Soccer-Hungarian Varga dies on the pitch aged 65". Reuters. 9 April 2010.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zoltán Varga". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Zoltan Varga". Fussballdaten (in German). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Zoltán Varga at Ajax". AFC-Ajax.info. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Zoltán Varga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Zoltán Varga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zoltán Varga at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Zoltán Varga at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Zoltan Varga at Olympics.com
- 1945 births
- 2010 deaths
- Hungarian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Hungary men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 1964 European Nations' Cup players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- Standard Liège players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- FC Augsburg players
- Hertha BSC players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- AFC Ajax players
- Scottish Football League players
- Bundesliga players
- Eredivisie players
- Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Hungarian football managers
- Hungarian expatriate football managers
- Budapest Honvéd FC managers
- Ferencvárosi TC managers
- Diósgyőri VTK managers
- Győri ETO FC managers
- Footballers from Fejér County
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers