István Avar

István Avar (German: Stefan Auer, Romanian: Ștefan Auer) (28 May 1905 – 13 October 1977) was a footballer and manager of German descent who at various times competed for both Hungary and Romania. He played for Újpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungarian national team in the 1934 World Cup. He was born in Arad, Romania.

István Avar

Personal information
Full name	István Avar/Ștefan Auer
Date of birth	(1905-05-28)28 May 1905
Place of birth	Arad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	13 October 1977(1977-10-13) (aged 72)
Place of death	Kaposvár, Hungary
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–26	AMEF Arad	?	(?)
1926–27	Colțea Brașov	?	(?)
1928–35	Újpest FC	150	(161)
1936–41	Rapid București	73	(56)
National team
1926–27	Romania	2	(3)
1929–35	Hungary	21	(24)
Teams managed
1937–1939	Rapid București
1940–1941	Rapid București
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929, being the competition's top scorer with ten goals,[1] and the Coupe des Nations in 1930. After 1941, he became the player-manager of Kaposvári Rákóczi. He died in Kaposvár in 1977, aged 72.