Istvan Nemet () is a former
association football
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player who represented
New Zealand
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at international level.
Career
Istvan Stefan Nemet played four official A-international matches for New Zealand in 1967, the first three of which were at the Vietnam National Day Soccer Tournament.
He scored on his debut in a 3–5 loss to trans-Tasman neighbours
Australia
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on 5 November 1967, followed by a 3–1 win over
Singapore
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on 8 November and a 1–5 loss to
South Vietnam
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on 10 November 1967. He scored the second of his 2 goals in his final official appearance, an 8–2 win over
Malaysia
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on 16 November 1967.
References
2015 deaths
New Zealand men's association footballers
New Zealand men's international footballers
New Zealand people of Hungarian descent
1942 births
Men's association football players not categorized by position
20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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