István Avar (, ) (28 May 1905 – 13 October 1977) was a footballer and manager of

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descent who at various times competed for both

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and

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as a

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. He played for

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, most famous for playing for the Hungary national team in the

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. He was born in

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, 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, and the Coupe des Nations in 1930. After 1941, he became the player-manager of Kaposvári Rákóczi. He died in

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in 1977, aged 72.

Honours

Player

;Újpest FC *

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(4): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35 *

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(1):

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;Rapid București *

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(4): 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40

International

;Hungary *

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: Bronze: 1931-32 *

: Bronze: 1933-35

Coach

;Rapid București *

(2): 1938–39, 1939–40

Individual

top scorer: 1931-32 - 8 goals *

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73 matches – 56 goals * First Division Hungary 150 matches – 162 goals * Topscorer of Divizia A 1940 – 21 goals * European Cups (Mitropa Cup) (7 matches – 1 goal)

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