Zoltán Varga (footballer, born 1945)

Zoltán Varga
Varga in 1973
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-01-01)1 January 1945
Place of birth Vál, Hungary
Date of death 9 April 2010(2010-04-09) (aged 65)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1961 Ferencváros
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1968 Ferencváros 135 (53)
1968–1969 Standard Liège 0 (0)
1969–1972 Hertha BSC 34 (9)
1972–1973 Aberdeen 26 (10)
1973–1974 Ajax 12 (2)
1974–1976 Borussia Dortmund 56 (11)
1976–1977 FC Augsburg 8 (1)
1977–1978 Gent 0 (0)
Total 271 (86)
International career
1964–1968 Hungary 12 (2)
Managerial career
1981 Preußen Münster
1996–1997 Ferencváros
1997 Budapest Honvéd
2000 Diósgyőr
2001 Győr
2003 Győr
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1964 TokyoTeam competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoltán Varga (1 January 1945 – 9 April 2010) was a Hungarian footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played for Ferencvárosi TC when they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965, beating Juventus 1–0 in the final. He also played for Ajax Amsterdam.

He played in Germany for Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC, but was banned after he was caught taking bribes to lose matches.

During the period of his ban he played for Aberdeen F.C. in Scotland.