Zoltán Varga (footballer, born 1945)
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For other people with the same name, see Zoltán Varga (disambiguation).
The native form of this personal name is Varga Zoltán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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.
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Date of birth | (1945-01-01)1 January 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vál, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 9 April 2010(2010-04-09) (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 |
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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]