Gyula Polgár Explained

Gyula Polgár
Fullname:	Gyula Polgár
Birth Date:	1912 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Hungary
Position:	Defender
Clubs1:	Ferencváros TC
Nationalyears1:	1932–1942
Nationalteam1:	Hungary
Nationalcaps1:	26
Nationalgoals1:	2

Gyula Polgár (8 February 1912^[1]  - 26 June 1992) was a footballer who played for the Hungary national team.

He played for Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup Final, having not competed in any of the earlier fixtures in the tournament.^{[2] [3]}

At the time of the 1938 tournament he was playing his club football with Ferencváros TC.^[4]

After the 1938 World Cup, he played in a friendly for Hungary against Scotland on 7 December 1938.^[5] In total he made 26 appearances for Hungary between 1932 and 1942, and scored two goals.^[6]

He later worked as a coach in Australia.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://int.soccerway.com/players/gyula-polgar/110017/ Soccerway stats
2. Web site: Gyula Polgar . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202173250/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174871/index.html . dead . 2 February 2009 . . World Football . 31 October 2018 .
3. http://www.worldcupstatistics.co.uk/1938-france Millingstein's History of the World Cup Part Three: 1938 France
4. Web site: Squad lists and players clubs - 1938 World Cup . 18 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194749/http://perso.wanadoo.es/e/chorchepj/futbol%20Mundiales/futbolwcnombres38.txt . 3 March 2016 . dead .
5. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1939.html Scotland - International Matches 1931–1939, RSSSF
6. Web site: Vb-história: magyar vereség a világ legjobbjától. Sport. inforadio.hu. 26 August 2010. hu. 25 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100601004820/http://inforadio.hu/hir/sport/hir-355334/3. 1 June 2010.
7. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/P/PO.html Australian Player Database