He was sacked halfway through the season because of poor results and high expectations by the board. 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 moved to Canberra in 1983 and coached Canberra City in the National Soccer League (NSL). In his first season they finished seventh and then runners-up in 1982 on goal difference to Sydney Croatia.
He was then offered a full-time job with Riverwood, the only full-time coaching position in the state league at the time. Abonyi then moved to Melita as a coach only, where they won the minor premiership and lost the grand final. Sydney Croatia won the minor premierships in those two years. He made a total of 88 appearances for Australia and scored 36 goals.Īfter retiring in 1979 Abonyi switched to coaching at the state level after taking on the player-coach for the 19 seasons.
He scored 25 international goals for Australia in 61 games between 19 making him tied as the third highest goal scorer for Australia. He is 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 a hat-trick on debut against New Zealand, and then scored another hat-trick in his second match against Singapore a few days later.
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31 Damien Mori (Adelaide City) 19 Frank Farina (Brisbane Strikers) Kris Trajanovski (UTS Olympic) 16 Jim Tsekinis (West Adelaide) 14 Andrew Harper (Marconi-Fairfield) Finals Series Qualifying Semifinals First Legs May 5. He scored United's third goal in a 3–0 win.Ībonyi made his debut for Australia in November 1967 when the national team traveled to Vietnam for a friendship tournament. West Adelaide Hellas 33 16 5 12 49-43 53 8. In June 1975, Abonyi made a guest appearance for a touring Manchester United side, coming on as a substitute for David McCreery against Queensland. George-Budapest between 19 where he was part of three NSW State League titles, before finishing his career with Sydney Croatia between 19. This turned out to be his final season with Melbourne Hungaria. 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. He was the top goalscorer for that season with 31 goals in 29 games, and he scored the goal that won them the title. In 1967 Abonyi was a key player in helping the club achieve their first ever State League title. Attila played his senior debut for Melbourne Hungaria in 1962 at 15 years of age in the old Victorian State League. KAMARA 64′, E.Born in Hungary, he took up football after emigrating to Australia at age 10 in 1957. It was a brace by Anthony Costa, and goals to Nic Bucco, Dylan Smith, Jordan Pudler, Mamadi Kamara and Evan Kostopoulos that ultimately sealed the deal. Adelaide City have maintained their perfect record in 2017 after stunning Adelaide United in a 7-1 masterclass at The Parks Football Centre in Round 3 of PlayStation 4 NPL South Australia.Ī number of City’s men reigned supreme in front of goal, proving the depth and dynamism of Damien Mori’s squad, who will be tough to barricade in upcoming matches.