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

Hungarian Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignme ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

Career

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

Hungary national football team The Hungary national football team ( hu, magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 a ...

. Sóvári is most famous for playing in two

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...

World Cup qualifying matches and one match in the

1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in ...

finals.Elhunyt Sóvári Kálmán
His father,

Kálmán Sóvári Kálmán Sóvári (21 December 1940 – 16 December 2020) was a Hungary, Hungarian football (soccer), footballer. Career He played for Újpest FC, Újpesti Dózsa as a defender. He played 17 games for the Hungary national football team. Sóvár ...

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