László Fazekas
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László Fazekas | ||
Personal information | ||
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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 |
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 | |||
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Competitor for Hungary | |||
Men's football | |||
Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Team Competition |
Hungary squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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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 |