István Závodi

István Závodi
Personal information
Full name	István Závodi-Zavadsky
Date of birth	27 July 1906
Place of birth	Austria-Hungary
Date of death	10 November 1987 (aged 81)
Place of death	Montpellier, France
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Újpest FC
1932–1939	SO Montpellier
1939–1944	FC Sète
1944–1945	SO Montpellier
1945–1946	FC Antibes
1946–1947	SO Montpellier
International career
1932	Hungary
Managerial career
1951–1952	SO Montpellier
1954–1955	FC Sète
1956–1957	SO Montpellier
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

István Závodi, often referred to as Istvan Zavadsky and nicknamed "Pista" (pronounced Pisht'uh; 27 July 1906 – 10 November 1987) was a Hungarian footballer, who capped twice for Hungary national football team.

He spent the majority of his career in France, with SO Montpellier, a team he coached later.^[1] During his time in Montpellier in the early 1930s he became close friends with the future leader of Albania, Enver Hoxha.^[2]

References

^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
^ Hoxha, Enver (2023). Years of My Youth.

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
István Závodi at WorldFootball.net
Hoxha, Enver (2023). Years of My Youth. November 8th Publishing House.
István Závodi at WorldFootball.net

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[1] "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2007.

[2] Hoxha, Enver (2023). Years of My Youth.

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