Tibor Magyar (footballer)

Tibor Magyar (born February 27, 1941) is a Hungarian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tibor Magyar
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-02-27) 27 February 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968 Houston Stars 25 (1)
1969 Phoenix Club
1969 Toronto Hungaria
1970 Hakoah A.C
1971 London German Canadians
1972–1973 Oakland Rams
Managerial career
1973 Oakland Rams
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Magyar played in the North American Soccer League with Houston Stars in 1968.[1] In his debut season with Houston he appeared in 25 matches and recorded one goal.[2] In early 1969, he played in the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League with Phoenix Club.[3] For the remainder of the 1969 season he played in Canada with Toronto Hungaria in the National Soccer League.[4] In 1970, he played in the San Francisco Soccer Football League with Hakoah A.C..[5]

In 1971, he returned to the NSL to play with London German Canadians.[6] He later settled in the San Francisco Bay Area, and played in the Northern California Soccer League with the Oakland Rams in 1972.[7] In his debut season with Oakland he assisted in securing the championship.[8] The following season he served as a player-coach for Oakland.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Twyman, Gib (May 11, 1968). "Spurs Zero in on First Place". Kansas City Times. p. 51.
  2. ^ "NASL-Tibor Magyar". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. ^ Morejon, Tony (April 5, 1969). "U.S. World Cup team to meet local All-Stars Sunday". News Pilot. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Goaltending by Scott helps Homer". The Globe and Mail. May 7, 1969. p. 30.
  5. ^ "Hakoah Duels Greek Americans". Oakland Tribune. November 22, 1970. p. 54.
  6. ^ "Olympia beaten; penalty kicks". The Globe and Mail. June 5, 1971. p. 40.
  7. ^ Zeno, Charlie (August 4, 1972). "Soccer at the DVC". Concord Transcript. p. 13.
  8. ^ a b Carr, Jim (June 14, 1973). "Improved Rams Open Season Friday". Contra Costa Times. p. 25.