Tibor Rab

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Tibor Rab
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-10-02) 2 October 1955 (age 67)
Place of birth Gödöllő, Hungary
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1986 Ferencváros
1986–1988 Monori SE
International career
1975–1982 Hungary 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tibor Rab (born 2 October 1955) is a Hungarian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.

Career

Born in Gödöllő, Rab played club football for Ferencváros and Monori SE. [1]

He also earned 20 caps for the Hungarian national team between 1975 and 1982, [1] representing them at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. [2] He was also part of the Hungary squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in the tournament.

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References

  1. 1 2 Tibor Rab at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Tibor Rab FIFA competition record (archived)