Gyula Polgár

The native form of this personal name is Polgár Gyula. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Gyula Polgár

Personal information
Full name	Gyula Polgár
Date of birth	(1912-02-08)8 February 1912
Place of birth	Hungary
Date of death	26 June 1992(1992-06-26) (aged 80)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Ferencváros TC
International career
1932–1942	Hungary	26	(2)
Medal record Representing  Hungary FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1938 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gyula Polgár (8 February 1912^[1] – 26 June 1992)^[2] was a footballer who played for the Hungary national team. His birth name was Gyula Pigniczki. Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PX4-9HC5?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A6J37-PT32&action=view.

He played for Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup Final, having not competed in any of the earlier fixtures in the tournament.^[3][4]

At the time of the 1938 tournament he was playing his club football with Ferencváros TC.^[5]

After the 1938 World Cup, he played in a friendly for Hungary against Scotland on 7 December 1938.^[6] In total he made 26 appearances for Hungary between 1932 and 1942, and scored two goals.^[2]

He later worked as a coach in Australia.^[7]

References

1. Soccerway stats
2. "Vb-história: magyar vereség a világ legjobbjától". Sport (in Hungarian). inforadio.hu. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
3. "Gyula Polgar". World Football. FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
4. Millingstein's History of the World Cup Part Three: 1938 France Archived 17 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Squad lists and players clubs - 1938 World Cup". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
6. Scotland - International Matches 1931–1939, RSSSF
7. Australian Player Database Ozfootball.net