Kálmán Sóvári (21 December 1940 – 16 December 2020) was a Hungarian

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Career

He played for Újpesti Dózsa as a defender. He played 17 games for the

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. Sóvári is most famous for playing in two

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World Cup qualifying matches and one match in the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals.Elhunyt Sóvári Kálmán
His father, Kálmán Sóvári was an Olympic wrestler.

References

1940 births 2020 deaths Hungarian men's footballers Újpest FC players 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Hungary men's international footballers Footballers from Budapest Men's association football defenders Vörös Meteor Egyetértés SK players {{Hungary-footy-defender-stub