István Avar (German: Stefan Auer, Romanian: 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.

István Avar
Personal information
Full name István Avar/Ștefan Auer
Date of birth (1905-05-28)28 May 1905
Place of birth Arad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 13 October 1977(1977-10-13) (aged 72)
Place of death Kaposvár, Hungary
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1926 AMEF Arad 25 (41)
1926–1927 Colțea Brașov 11 (19)
1928–1935 Újpest FC 150 (161)
1936–1941 Rapid București 73 (56)
1941–1943 Kaposvári Rákóczi 69 (50)
Total 328 (327[1])
International career
1926–1927 Romania 2 (3)
1929–1935 Hungary 21 (24)
Managerial career
1937–1939 Rapid București
1940–1941 Rapid București
1941–1943 Kaposvári Rákóczi
19??–1955 Kaposvári Dózsa
1957 Kaposvári Kinizsi
1959–1960 Kaposvári Kinizsi
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Central European International Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1931-32 Central European International Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1933-35 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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Player

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Újpest FC
Rapid București

International

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Hungary

Coach

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Rapid București

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Prolific Scorers Data - Ștefan Auer (Istvan Avar) - Additional Data".
  2. ^ Rota, Davide. "Mitropa Cup Topscorers". Mitropa Cup. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
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