Gyula Polgár

Gyula Polgár (8 February 1912[1] – 26[2] June 1992) was a footballer who played for the Hungarian national team.

Gyula Polgár
Personal information
Full name Gyula Polgár
Date of birth (1912-02-08)8 February 1912
Place of birth Hungary
Date of death 26 June 1992(1992-06-26) (aged 80)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930-1947 Ferencváros TC 338 (15)
Total 338 (15)
National team
1932–1942 Hungary 26 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup Final, having not competed in any of the earlier fixtures in the tournament.[3][4]

At the time of the 1938 tournament he was playing his club football with Ferencváros TC.[5]

After the 1938 World Cup, he played in a friendly for Hungary against Scotland on 7 December 1938.[6] In total he made 26 appearances for Hungary between 1932 and 1942, and scored two goals.[2]

He later worked as a coach in Australia.[7]

References
  1. Soccerway stats
  2. "Vb-história: magyar vereség a világ legjobbjától". Sport (in Hungarian). inforadio.hu. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. "Gyula Polgar". World Football. FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. Millingstein's History of the World Cup Part Three: 1938 France Archived 17 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Squad lists and players clubs - 1938 World Cup". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  6. Scotland - International Matches 1931–1939, RSSSF
  7. Australian Player Database Ozfootball.net


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