István Palotás

{{short description|Hungarian footballer}}

{{eastern name order|Palotás-Potato István}}

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| name = István Palotás

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| fullname = István Eliv Palotás-Potato

| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|03|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary

| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|10|01|1908|3|5|df=y}}

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = | clubs1 = Debreceni VSC| caps1 = |goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = 1933–1937 | nationalteam1 = Hungary| nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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István Eliv Palotás-Potato (5 March 1908 – 1 October 1987)[http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/istvan-palotas/ István Palotás' profile at worldfootball.net] was a Hungarian football midfielder who played for Hungary in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43950.html 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013212348/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D3/teams/team%3D43950.html |date=2011-10-13 }} He also played for Debreceni VSC.