Career
He was also named Hungarian Handballer of the Year in 1975 and was the top scorer of the Hugarian championship six times between 1972 and 1979. He played 127-times for the Hungarian national team and competed at a number of major tournaments. In 1972 he was part of the Hungarian team that finished in the eighth place at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Varga played all six matches and scored 32 goals.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics the team finished in the sixth place. He played all five matches and scored 21 goals.
With his performances during these years, he earned a place both in the Europe Selection and World Selection. In 2011 he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Varga died on 6 December 2014 in Debrecen at the age of 71.