József Varga (footballer, born 1954) explained

József Varga
Birth Date:9 October 1954
Youthyears1:–1973
Years1:1973–1985
Caps1:283
Goals1:20
Years2:1985–1987
Caps2:58
Goals2:4
Years3:1987–1988
Caps3:31
Goals3:2
Years4:1989–1990
Caps4:14
Goals4:1
Years5:1990
Nationalyears1:1980–1986
Nationalcaps1:31
Nationalgoals1:1

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 Hungary 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hungary - Record International Players . 2 September 2006 . Mamrud . Roberto . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20061019162341/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/hong-recintlp.html . 19 October 2006 .