István Avar Explained

István Avar
Fullname:István Avar/Ștefan Auer
Birth Date:1905 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Arad, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Kaposvár, Hungary
Position:Forward
Years1:1919–1926
Years2:1926–1927
Years3:1928–1935
Years4:1936–1941
Years5:1941–1943
Clubs5:Kaposvári Rákóczi
Caps1:25
Goals1:41
Caps2:11
Goals2:19
Caps3:150
Goals3:161
Caps4:73
Goals4:56
Caps5:69
Goals5:50
Totalcaps:328
Totalgoals:327[1]
Nationalyears1:1926–1927
Nationalyears2:1929–1935
Nationalteam2:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalcaps2:21
Nationalgoals2:24
Manageryears1:1937–1939
Managerclubs1:Rapid București
Manageryears2:1940–1941
Managerclubs2:Rapid București
Manageryears3:1941–1943
Managerclubs3:Kaposvári Rákóczi
Manageryears4:19??–1955
Managerclubs4:Kaposvári Dózsa
Manageryears5:1957
Managerclubs5:Kaposvári Kinizsi
Manageryears6:1959–1960
Managerclubs6:Kaposvári Kinizsi

István Avar (German: Stefan Auer, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: 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 as a forward. He played for Újpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungary national team in the 1934 World Cup. He was born in Arad, Hungary, which became part of Romania in 1920.

With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929, being the competition's top scorer with ten goals,[2] 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
Rapid București

International

Hungary

Coach

Rapid București

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prolific Scorers Data - Ștefan Auer (Istvan Avar) - Additional Data .
  2. Web site: Rota. Davide. Mitropa Cup Topscorers. Mitropa Cup. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 August 2008.