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 | September 21, 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | October 27, 1992 (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 | |||||||||||||||||
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]
References edit
- ^ "István Balogh caps". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ I. Morrison, The World Cup - A Complete Record 1930-1990, Breddon Books, p. 50
- ^ Footballdatabase
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