Tibor Vigh is a Hungarian-born Canadian former

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player who earned 4 caps for the Canadian national side in 1968, scoring 2 goals.

Career

Vigh played at the youth level with Ferencvárosi, but was forced to flee Hungary in 1956 as result of the failure of the Hungarian Revolution. He initially landed in Belgium before permanently settling in Windsor, Canada along with the rest of his family. Once settled in Canada he immediately played at the local regional league the Essex County Soccer League with Windsor Hungaria in 1957. In 1960, he signed with league rivals Windsor Teutonia. The following season he played in the Michigan-Ontario Soccer League with Ravanica. He returned to play with Windsor Teutonia as Teutonia joined the Michigan-Ontario Soccer League in 1962. He assisted in securing a league double for Windsor in 1962, and finished as the leagues top goal scorer. In early 1965, he played with Detroit Kickers, and the remainder of the season he played in the

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as Windsor became a league member. In his debut season in the NSL he recorded 27 goals in 13 matches. After the conclusion of the NSL season he played in the

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with

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. He re-signed with Windsor for the 1966 season, and assisted in securing the NSL Championship against Toronto Croatia. He returned to play with New York Hungaria for the 1966–67 season, and was named to the all-star team. In 1968, he played abroad in the

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with

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where he served as the team captain. He continued playing in the German-American League with

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, and assisted in securing the

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. After the folding of Houston in 1969 he played with Rochester Lancers in the American Soccer League. In late 1969, he played in the

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for

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and later with

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. After three seasons in Mexico he returned to the NASL to sign with the New York Cosmos. Midway through the 1973 season he was traded to

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. In early 1974, he returned to play with Greek American, and assisted in winning his second

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. In late 1974, he returned to the ASL to sign with

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, and assisted New York in reaching the ASL Championship final. In 1977, he was named to the Rochester Lancers Team of the Decade.

International career

He made his debut for the

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on 6 October 1968 against

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in a World Cup qualifier match.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''

Personal life

His brother Zoltan Vigh was also a

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who played as a

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References

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NASL career stats
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vigh, Tibor 1941 births Living people Sportspeople from Budapest Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canada men's international soccer players New York Hungaria players Houston Stars players Greek American AA players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players New York Cosmos players Montreal Olympique players New York Apollo players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Hungarian emigrants to Canada Liga MX players Association football forwards Canadian National Soccer League players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players German-American Soccer League players