Gyula Polgár was a Hungarian

Hungary

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 footballer. He played for the Hungarian national team

Hungary national football team

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, and was in the Hungarian squad for both the 1934

1934 FIFA World Cup

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 and 1938

1938 FIFA World Cup

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 World Cups. He did not play in the 1934 tournament, but in 1938 he played in the final

1938 FIFA World Cup Final

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, having not competed in any of the earlier fixtures in the tournament.

At the time of the 1938 tournament he was playing his club football with Ferencváros TC. After the 1938 World Cup, he played in a friendly for Hungary against Scotland

Scotland national football team

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on 7 December 1938. In total he made 26 appearances for Hungary between 1932 and 1942, and scored two goals.