Goalie Zoltán Szarka played most of his career from 1960-89 with one club, Szombathelyi Haladás, except for the last seasons of his career, when he played with Sabaria SE from 1983-85 and with SC Nikitsch in Austria in 1988-89. With Szombathelyi Haladás, Szarka was runner-up at the 1975 Hungarian Cup. He never earned an international cap, but was selected for the 1968 Hungarian Olympic team and was a back-up goalie to Károly Fatér. At the Olympics, Szarka played only 13 minutes, when he was subbed in during the semi-final match against Japan, which Hungary won 5-0. The Hungarian team also won the final and a gold medal. After finishing his sporting career, Szarka worked as the long-time goalkeeper coach with Szombathelyi Haladás.