József Varga (born 9 October 1954) is a retired
Hungarian international
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football player.
Career
Born in
Budapest
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, 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
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. Varga finished his professional career at
Újpest FC
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Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in 1905 and has been relegat ...
.
He made his debut for the
Hungarian national team in 1980, and got 31 caps and 1 goal until 1986.
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
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at the 1982 World Cup.
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1954 births
Living people
Footballers from Budapest
Hungarian footballers
Hungary international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
1986 FIFA World Cup players
Hungarian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Finland
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Újpest FC players
Volán FC players
Reipas Lahti players
Budapest Honvéd FC players
Denizlispor footballers
Süper Lig players
Association football defenders
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