István Avar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

István Avar

Hungarian footballer

Date of Birth: 28-May-1905

Place of Birth: Arad, Arad County, Romania

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1977

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Hungary, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

István Avar (German: Stefan Auer, Romanian: ?tefan 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. With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929, being the competition's top scorer with ten goals, 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.