Pál Várhidi
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| Full name | Pál Várhidi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Újpest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 November 2015 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pál Várhidi (born Pál Vinkovics; 6 November 1931 – 12 November 2015) was a Hungarian football player and a manager.[1]
Playing career
Club
He played for
Hungarian League in 1959/60. He was born in Újpest
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International
Between 1954 and 1957 Várhidi played 10 times for
1960 Summer Olympic Games.[2]
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.[3]
His son, Péter Várhidi was the coach of the Hungary national team from 2006 to 2008.
References
- ^ "Pál Várhidi". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b Pál Várhidi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Gyász: fekete nap – elhunyt Várhidi Pál, az Újpest legendája". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
External links
- Pál Várhidi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Obituary - UEFA
- Pál Várhidi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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