Imre Varadi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imre Varadi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1959[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington,[1]London,England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Letchworth | ||
| 1978–1979 | Sheffield United | 10 | (4) |
| 1979–1981 | Everton | 26 | (6) |
| 1981–1983 | Newcastle United | 81 | (39) |
| 1983–1985 | Sheffield Wednesday | 76 | (33) |
| 1985–1986 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | (9) |
| 1986–1988 | Manchester City | 65 | (26) |
| 1988–1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | (3) |
| 1990–1993 | Leeds United | 26 | (5) |
| 1992 | →Luton Town(loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1993 | →Oxford United(loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Rotherham United | 67 | (25) |
| 1995 | Mansfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1995 | Boston United | ||
| 1995 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Matlock Town | (0) | |
| 1996–1997 | Guiseley | 3 | (3) |
| 1997 | South Jersey Barons | 2 | (1) |
| 1998 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Matlock Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Imre Varadi(born 8 July 1959) is an English former professionalfootballer,known as ajourneymanforwardwho appeared for 16 clubs at all levels of professionalfootball in England.
Playing career[edit]
Varadi was born inPaddington,London, to a Hungarian father and Italian mother.[3]He started out innon-League footballwithLetchworthbefore joiningSheffield Unitedin 1978, shortly before his nineteenth birthday.[4]
Varadi went on to become a nomadicjourneyman,who rarely spent more than two years with any club and never made 100 league appearances in the colours of any team he played for.
From Sheffield United, he moved on toEverton,Newcastle United,Sheffield Wednesday,West Bromwich Albion,Manchester City,Swansea Town,Sheffield Wednesdayagain,Leeds United,Luton Town,Oxford United,Rotherham United,Mansfield Town,Boston United,Scunthorpe Unitedand finally had a spell asplayer-manageratMatlock Town.[4][5]
He was part of the Leeds United side that won the oldFirst Divisionin 1992 but only played in three matches which was not enough games to earn a winner's medal. He was also part of the Sheffield Wednesday side that won promotion to the First Division in 1984, after 14 years away. He was sold to West Bromwich Albion a year later and was their top scorer with nine league goals in 1985–86, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated in bottom place with just four wins in the league. He was then sold to Manchester City, and was unable to prevent their relegation the following season, although he did help them reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in his second campaign there. He was nicknamed "Imre Banana" by the City fans, following theinflatable bananacraze which the club's fans helped start that season. He scored 26 league goals in two seasons atMaine Road.
He leftMaine Roadto sign forSheffield Wednesdayfor a second time in the summer of 1988, and spent two seasons there, but after 18 months he was sold to theirYorkshirerivalsLeeds Unitedin February 1990. He spent three years atElland Road,helping them win promotion to the First Division on his arrival, but rarely played for Leeds in the First Division due to the arrival of new players in the midfield and forward positions. He did not make enough appearances in1991–92to earn a league title medal. He had loan spells atLuton TownandOxford Unitedbefore finally exitingElland Roadand dropping down two divisions to sign forRotherham Unitedin the summer of 1993.
He spent two seasons atMillmoor,scoring 25 Division Two goals, before brief spells atMansfield TownandScunthorpe United.He called time on his professional career in 1995 when he became player-manager of non-leagueMatlock Town,before joiningGuiseley.[6]
In the spring of 1997, Varadi signed with theSouth Jersey Baronsof theUSISL D-3 Pro Leaguein theUnited States.He only played in two league games before returning home to England with his manager Matt Driver citing "personal reasons." He scored his lone goal of his brief stint with the Barons against theNew Hampshire Phantomson 3 May 1997 in the club's first-ever home game atCarey StadiuminOcean City, New Jersey.
He broke his retirement for one game forStalybridge Celticin 1998.[7]
Post-retirement[edit]
He became a fully licensedFIFAAgent in March 2004 and provides commentary on games for bothPA Sport(for theFootball Liveproject) andBBC Radio Sheffield.[4]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Imre Varadi".Barry Hugman's Footballers.Retrieved8 April2020.
- ^Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987).Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88.London: Queen Anne Press. p.230.ISBN978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^Morton, David (8 July 2016)."Newcastle United old boy Imre Varadi was born on this day".ChronicleLive.Retrieved12 June2020.
- ^abcWash, Roger (2008).Hatters Heroes.Roger Wash.ISBN978-0-9560832-0-3.
- ^"Boston United Football Club News".Boston United F.C.Retrieved21 May2009.
- ^"1996-97 Appearances & Goals".HOME.Retrieved7 June2021.
- ^"Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Imre Varadi".stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.Retrieved7 June2021.
External links[edit]
- Imre Varadiat Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1959 births
- Footballers from the City of Westminster
- People from Paddington
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Letchworth F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Matlock Town F.C. players
- Guiseley A.F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- English football managers
- Matlock Town F.C. managers
- English people of Hungarian descent
- English people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent