István Balogh (footballer)
Hungarian footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The native form of this personal name is Balogh István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
István Balogh (21 September 1912, in Budapest – 27 October 1992, in Budapest) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Újpest FC, as well as on the Hungary national team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
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Full name | István Balogh | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1912-09-21)September 21, 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | October 27, 1992(1992-10-27) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
Újpest | |||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1938 | Hungary | 13[1] | |||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1948–1949 | Újpest | ||||||||||||||||
1958–1959 | Újpest | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Although Hungary got to the final of the tournament Balogh only featured in their opening game, a 6-0 win against the Dutch East Indies.[2] He went on to coach Újpest FC from 1948-1949 and again from 1958-1959.[3]