Pál Várhidi
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pál Várhidi | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Újpest, Hungary | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1942–1946 | Újpesti Törekvés SE | ||
1946–1949 | Wolfner SE | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1965 | Újpesti Dózsa | ||
International career | |||
1954–1957 | Hungary | 10 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1966–1967 | Vác | ||
1968–1969 | BEAC | ||
1970–1974 | Újpesti Dózsa (reserve team) | ||
1974–1980 | Újpesti Dózsa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's football | ||
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1960 Rome | Team Competition |
Pál Várhidi (born Pál Vinkovics, 6 November 1931 – 12 November 2015) was a Hungarian football player and a manager.
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Playing career
Club
He played for Újpesti Dózsa as a defender and helped the club win the Hungarian League in 1959/60. He was born in Újpest, Hungary.
International
Between 1954 and 1957 Várhidi played 10 times for Hungary and he represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[1] The fringe member of the Mighty Magyars also took part in the 1954 World Cup but didn't play any games. He is most famous for his participation in the bronze medal winning Hungarian team on the 1960 Summer Olympic Games.[1]
Managerial career
After his playing career, Várhidi became a successful coach, leading Újpest to 4 championship titles between 1974 and 1980, and the European Cup semi-final in 1974. As a professional player and first division coach he only played and worked for Újpest. He died in 2015 at the age of 84.[2]
His son, Péter Várhidi was the coach of the Hungarian national team from 2006 to 2008.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pál Várhidi – FIFA competition record
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External links
- Pál Várhidi at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Obituary - UEFA
- Pál Várhidi's profile at Sports Reference.com
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