Iosif Varga (footballer)

Iosif Varga (6 April 1941 – 22 May 1992) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward and a manager.[3][1][2][5] In 1958 he became the youngest player that scored in his Divizia A debut match, when at 16 years, 8 months and 20 days he scored a hat-trick against Steagul Roșu Brașov in a 6–0 victory.[6][7] at After he retired from playing football he worked at Dinamo's youth center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include Florin Răducioiu, Ioan Lupescu, Bogdan Stelea, Florin Prunea and Florin Tene.[1][6]

Iosif Varga
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-12-04)4 December 1941[1][2]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[3]
Date of death 22 May 1992(1992-05-22) (aged 50)[1][2]
Place of death Bucharest, Romania[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward[3][4]
Youth career
1951–1958 Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1964 Dinamo București 94 (23)
1965 Dinamo Pitești 3 (0)
1965–1969 Dinamo București 23 (6)
1969–1970 Wuppertaler[2] 18 (8)
Total 138 (37)
National team
1963 Romania Olympic 1 (0)
1963 Romania 2 (0)
Teams managed
1985 Dinamo București
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2020

International career

Iosif Varga played two friendly matches at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 3–2 victory against East Germany.[8][9] He also played one match for Romania's Olympic team at the 1964 Olympics qualifiers.[8][10]

Honours

Dinamo București

References
  1. "Povestea boemilor din fotbalul românesc. "Flencea" şi cu Varga erau "academicieni profesori doctori în ştiinţe alcoolice"" [The story of the bohemians in Romanian football. "Flencea" and Varga were "academic doctoral professors in alcoholic sciences"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Piţi Varga, mai "candriu" decât "Mopsul" ori "Gâscanul". Şi la fotbal, şi la şpriţ!" [Piţi Varga, more "boozed" than "Mopsul" or "Gâscanul". At football, and spritz!] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. Iosif Varga at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  4. Iosif Varga at WorldFootball.net
  5. Iosif Varga at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "Legendele fotbalului: Boemul din "Ştefan cel Mare"" [Football legends: The bohemian from "Stefan cel Mare"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. "VIDEO Robert Vâlceanu e al doilea cel mai tânăr marcator la debut din istoria Ligii 1" [VIDEO Robert Vâlceanu is the second youngest debut scorer in the history of Liga I] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. "Iosif Varga". European Football. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. "Romania - East Germany 3:2". European Football. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  10. "Denmark - Romania 2:3". European Football. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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