István Avar

Personal information
István Avar
Full name	István Avar/Ştefan Auer
Date of birth	May 30, 1905(1905-05-30)
Place of birth	Arad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	October 15, 1977 (aged 72)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1919-26 1926-27 1928-35 1936-41	AMEFA Arad Colţea Braşov Újpest FC Rapid Bucureşti	149 (161) 69 (50)
National team
1926-27 1929-35	Romania Hungary	2 (3) 21 (24)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

István Avar (Romanian: Ştefan Auer) (May 30, 1905 – October 15, 1977) was a Hungarian footballer and a legend of Újpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungarian national team in the 1934 World Cup. He was born in Arad, Transylvania, now part of Romania, which became part of Romania since 1918.

With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929 and the Coupe des Nations in 1930.

After 1941, he became the player-manager of Kaposvári Rákóczi. He died in Kaposvár.

v • d • e Hungary squad - 1934 FIFA World Cup

FW Avar • DF Bíró • MF Dudás • DF Futó • GK Háda • FW Kemény • MF Lázár • FW Markos • MF Móré • MF Palotás • MF Polgár • DF Rozgonyi • FW Sárosi • MF Somlai • DF Sternberg • GK A. Szabó • FW G. P. Szabó • MF Szalay • MF Szűcs • FW Tamássy • FW Teleki • FW Toldi • MF Turay • DF Vágó • FW Vanicsek • FW Vincze • Coach: Nádas