16-493: Abonyi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Attila Abonyi (1946–2023), Hungarian-born Australian footballer and manager István Abonyi (1886–1942), Hungarian chess master See also [ edit ] Abony , town in Hungary [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Abonyi . If an internal link intending to refer to
32-464: A United States–based soccer management company, then he became European Consultant for Boca Juniors and scouted for a number of Premier and Championship League clubs in England. McCreery was named head coach of Myanmar National League club Magway FC in late 2010. Straight away, he established a strong youth development programme at the club, and this resulted in five squad players being called up to
48-565: A few days later. Abonyi was well known for being a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and also represented New South Wales and Victoria . He scored 25 international goals for Australia in 61 games between 1967 and 1977 making him tied as the fifth highest goal scorer for Australia. He made a total of 88 appearances for Australia and scored 36 goals. After retiring in 1979 Abonyi switched to coaching at
64-582: A guest appearance for a touring Manchester United side, coming on as a substitute for David McCreery against Queensland . He scored United's third goal in a 3–0 win. Abonyi made his debut for the Australia national team in May 1967 when he played against Scotland . The national team traveled to Vietnam for a friendship tournament where he scored a hat-trick on debut against New Zealand , and then scored another hat-trick in his second match against Singapore
80-503: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abonyi&oldid=1215433557 " Categories : Surnames Hungarian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Attila Abonyi Attila Abonyi (16 August 1946 – 6 July 2023)
96-598: The 1977 FA Cup and FA Charity Shield . After scoring eight goals for the club, he transferred to Queens Park Rangers for £200,000 in 1979. In 1981, he joined Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League playing both the 1981 and 1982 summer seasons in the United States. He also played in the 1981–82 winter indoor league for Tulsa, netting two goals. In 1982, he was transferred to Newcastle United where he gained promotion in
112-535: The 1983–84 season, before shorter spells at Heart of Midlothian and Hartlepool United . He would later manage Carlisle United and Hartlepool, in the English Division 2. His greatest success at these clubs came in 1993–94 , when he guided Carlisle to a place in the Division Three playoffs, where they were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Wycombe Wanderers . He won Manager of
128-627: The Month Award twice within his tenure at the club. He then joined Hartlepool United but was unable to win promotion and resigned after one season to initiate Major League Soccer in America. Within the MLS role, McCreery worked with Bruce Arena, Dave Sarachan and Rinus Michels, coaching and then selecting suitable players to raise the profile of the MLS in its inaugural season and beyond. His knowledge of global soccer and networks led McCreery to join
144-737: The National Soccer League (NSL). For the 1984 season Sydney Croatia in their first season in the NSL offered Abonyi the head coach position, which he accepted (as his family had remained in Sydney). He was sacked halfway through the season because of poor results and high expectations by the board. In 1987 and 1988 he assisted Frank Arok at St. George who were in the NSL. After the 1988 season, Abonyi moved away from Sydney and football (soccer). Abonyi later lived in Coffs Harbour on
160-572: The goal that won them the title. In that same year Abonyi was man of the match in helping Melbourne Hungaria win the Australian Cup, with a hat-trick, to defeat the favoured APIA Leichhardt 4–3 in extra-time. This turned out to be his final season with Melbourne Hungaria. Abonyi moved to Sydney and joined St. George-Budapest between 1969 and 1976 where he was part of three NSW State League titles, before finishing his career with Sydney Croatia between 1977 and 1979. In June 1975, Abonyi made
176-656: The north coast of New South Wales. He died on 6 July 2023, at the age of 76. Melbourne Hungaria St George-Budapest Sydney Croatia Abonyi Place in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him. Abonyi made a lap of honour on the MCG at half time of the 1998 World Cup qualifier against Iran . David McCreery David McCreery (born 16 September 1957) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played for Newcastle United and many other clubs during his long career. He mostly played in midfield , but
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#1732775630701192-413: The senior team in 1962. Born in Hungary, he took up football after emigrating to Australia at age 10 in 1957. Attila played his senior debut for Melbourne Hungaria in 1962 at 15 years of age in the old Victorian State League. In 1967 Abonyi was a key player in helping the club achieve their first ever State League title. He was the top goalscorer for that season with 31 goals in 29 games, and he scored
208-544: The state level after taking on the player-coach for the 1978 and 1979 seasons. Sydney Croatia won the minor premierships in those two years. Abonyi then moved to Melita as a coach only, where they won the minor premiership and lost the grand final. He was then offered a full-time job with Riverwood, the only full-time coaching position in the state league at the time. In his first season they finished seventh and then runners-up in 1982 on goal difference to Sydney Croatia. Abonyi moved to Canberra in 1983 and coached Canberra City in
224-631: Was a soccer manager and player. Born in Hungary, he played for the Australia national team . Abonyi made his senior international debut for Australia in 1967 at age 20, and had earned 61 caps, including appearing in the 1974 World Cup ; Australia's first entry into the World Cup . In his first nine matches for Australia, he scored eleven goals all coming from the 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup . He scored his first of three international goals against New Zealand in November 1967. Attila Abonyi
240-592: Was born and raised in Budapest , Hungary . Abonyi did not play regular football in Hungary, as he could not play junior competitive football until the age of twelve. He migrated from Budapest to Melbourne at age 10 after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 . He started playing for the St Kilda junior club when he turned 11 years old. He moved to his home club Melbourne Hungaria at age 14 until he made
256-620: Was very versatile, and during his career played in every position bar goalkeeper . McCreery made 67 appearances for the Northern Ireland national football team , and played in the World Cup finals of 1982 and 1986 . He was named in the All Star Select XI at the World Cup 1982 for his continuous high quality performances. McCreery started his career with Manchester United , where he was a used substitute as they won
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