László Fazekas

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László Fazekas
Personal information
Full name László Fazekas
Date of birth October 15 1947
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 178 cm
Position Forward
Club information
Current club Retired
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1965-80
1980-84
1984-85
1985-86
Újpesti Dózsa
Royal Antwerp
Sint-Truidense
RC Jette
407 (252)
111 (38)
10 (2)
National team
1968-83 Hungary 92 (24)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.

László Fazekas (October 15, 1947) was one of Hungary's greatest football players who played the second most international games for the Hungarian national team. Fazekas played on the 1978 and the 1982 World Cup.

Fazekas started to play football in the youth team of Újpesti Dózsa in 1958, and played his first game in the Hungarian League in 1965. He joined Belgian Royal Antwerp in 1980 at the age of 33, where he also became a fan's favourite.

After his football carrier he became a notable coach in Belgium leading Eendracht Aalst (1986-88 and 1990-91) and Royal Antwerp (1995-96).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Hungary Hungary
Men's football
Gold 1968 Mexico City Team Competition
Hungary Hungary squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Hungary

1 Mészáros | 2 Martos | 3 Bálint | 4 Tóth | 5 Müller | 6 Garaba | 7 Fazekas | 8 Nyilasi | 9 Törőcsik | 10 L. Kiss | 11 Pölöskei | 12 Szentes | 13 Rab | 14 Sallai | 15 Bödönyi | 16 Csongrádi | 17 Csapó | 18 Kerekes | 19 Varga | 20 Csuhay | 21 Katzirz | 22 I. Kiss | Coach: Kálmán Mészöly

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