István Avar (German: Stefan Auer, Romanian: Ștefan Auer) (28 May 1905 – 13 October 1977) was a footballer and manager of German descent who at various times competed for both Hungary and Romania as a forward. He played for Újpest FC, most famous for playing for the Hungary national team in the 1934 World Cup. He was born in Arad, Hungary, which became part of Romania in 1920.

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István Avar

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Full name	István Avar/Ștefan Auer
Date of birth	(1905-05-28)28 May 1905
Place of birth	Arad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	13 October 1977(1977-10-13) (aged 72)
Place of death	Kaposvár, Hungary
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1926	AMEF Arad	25	(41)
1926–1927	Colțea Brașov	11	(19)
1928–1935	Újpest FC	150	(161)
1936–1941	Rapid București	73	(56)
1941–1943	Kaposvári Rákóczi	69	(50)
Total		328	(327[1])
International career
1926–1927	Romania	2	(3)
1929–1935	Hungary	21	(24)
Managerial career
1937–1939	Rapid București
1940–1941	Rapid București
1941–1943	Kaposvári Rákóczi
19??–1955	Kaposvári Dózsa
1957	Kaposvári Kinizsi
1959–1960	Kaposvári Kinizsi
Medal record Representing  Hungary Central European International Cup 1931-32 Central European International Cup 1933-35 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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With Újpest, Avar won the Mitropa Cup in 1929, being the competition's top scorer with ten goals,^[2] and the Coupe des Nations in 1930. After 1941, he became the player-manager of Kaposvári Rákóczi. He died in Kaposvár in 1977, aged 72.