Gyula Polgár

Gyula Polgár (Kistelek, 8 February 1912[1][2] - Sydney, 26 June 1992[3]) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for the Hungarian national team, and was in the Hungarian squad for both the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. He did not play in the 1934 tournament,[2] but in 1938 he played in the final, having not competed in any of the earlier fixtures in the tournament.[4]

At the time of the 1938 tournament he was playing his club football with Ferencváros TC.[5] After the 1938 World Cup, he played in a friendly for Hungary against Scotland on 7 December 1938.[6] In total he made 26 appearances for Hungary between 1932 and 1942, and scored two goals.[3]

References

  1. ^ Soccerway stats
  2. ^ a b FIFA stats
  3. ^ a b "Vb-história: magyar vereség a világ legjobbjától" (in Hungarian). Sport. inforadio.hu. 25 May 2010. http://inforadio.hu/hir/sport/hir-355334/3. Retrieved 26 August 2010. 
  4. ^ Millingstein's History of the World Cup Part Three: 1938 France
  5. ^ Squad lists and players clubs - 1938 World Cup
  6. ^ Scotland - International Matches 1931-1939, RSSSF
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