Sándor Zombori (born 31 October 1951 in
Pécs
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) is a
Hungarian football
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player who participated in the 1978 World Cup where
Hungary
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was eliminated in the first round. Despite this early exit, Zombori scored a fine goal in his team's defeat to
France
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.
Career
From 1975 to 1982, he played for
Vasas SC
Vasas SC () is a Hungarian sports club based in Budapest.
Members of the ''Hungarian Union of Iron Workers'' founded the club as ''Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja'', the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club ...
before leaving Hungary for France where he played for
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (; ), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current incarnation was foun ...
In Montpellier Hérault SC, He played 85 matches and scored 14 goals in the French second division and in the
French Cup
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, he played in 6 games and scored 3 goals.
His son
Zalán was formed at
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (; ), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC, is a French professional association football, football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie. The original club was ...
during the 1992–1993 season.
References
External links
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Player Profile at MHSC foot*
Magyar Version of Wikipedia
1951 births
Living people
Hungarian men's footballers
Pécsi MFC players
Vasas SC players
Montpellier HSC players
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Hungary men's international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Footballers from Pécs
Men's association football midfielders
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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