Zoltán Varga (footballer)
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Zoltán Varga (born January 1, 1945) was a Hungarian football player in the 1960s and 1970s.
He was an Olympic gold medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played for Ferencváros when they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965, beating Juventus 1-0 in the final. He also played for Ajax Amsterdam.
He played in Germany for Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin, but was banned after he was caught taking bribes to lose matches.
During the period of his ban he played for Aberdeen F.C. in Scotland.
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1 Szentmihályi | 2 Káposzta | 3 Mátrai | 4 Sóvári | 5 Mészöly | 6 Sipos | 7 Bene | 8 Varga | 9 Albert | 10 Farkas | 11 Rákosi | 12 Fenyvesi | 13 Mathesz | 14 I. Nagy | 15 Molnár | 16 Tichy | 17 Szepesi | 18 Ihász | 19 Puskás | 20 A. Nagy | 21 Gelei | 22 Géczi | Coach: Baróti |
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