Ján Polgár Explained

Ján Polgár
Birth Date:31 May 1929
Birth Place:Chop, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Košice, Slovakia
Position:Forward
Years1:1948–1952
Clubs1:Dynamo ČSD Košice
Goals1:36
Years2:1953–1954
Clubs2:Křídla vlasti Olomouc
Goals2:6
Years3:1956
Clubs3:Spartak Košice VSS
Goals3:4
Years4:1957–1958
Clubs4:Tatran Prešov
Goals4:2
Years5:1958–1959
Clubs5:Lokomotíva Košice

Ján Polgár (31 May 1929 – July 2023) was a Slovak professional footballer who played as a forward.

Polgár was born in the village of Chop, but grew up in Košice, where his family moved when he was only a few months old.[1]

Over the course of his career, from 1948 to 1959, Polgár played over 300 professional games with various clubs, mainly in Košice but also played in Olomouc and Prešov and scored 48 goals.[2]

Following the end of his active football career, Polgár worked as a youth coach for over 40 years.[3]

Polgár was the first professional Slovak football player who celebrated his 90th birthday. He died in Košice in July 2023, at the age of 94.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jubilant Ján Polgár s gólovým balíkom radosti . 27 July 2023 . sportnet.sme.sk . sk.
  2. Web site: Ján Polgár medzi nestormi nášho futbalu Články Východoslovenský futbalový zväz jedenastka - východoslovenské futbalové noviny . 27 July 2023 . www.futbalvsfz.sk.
  3. Web site: ŠPORT: Desaťročia verný rodným Košiciam – Vladimír Mezencev - Internetové noviny SLOVENSKÝ ROZHĽAD . 27 July 2023 . www.slovenskyrozhlad.sk.
  4. Web site: Mezencev . Vladimír . Zomrela futbalová legenda z Košíc. Ján Polgár zasvätil kariéru východnému Slovensku . 27 July 2023 . kosice.korzar.sme.sk . sk.