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
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1965-80 1980-84 1984-85 1985-86	Újpesti Dózsa Royal Antwerp Sint-Truidense RC Jet	407 (252) 111 (38) 10 (2)
National team
1968-83	Hungary	92 (24)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

László Fazekas (born 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 in the 1978 and the 1982 World Cup. In the latter tournament, he scored two long shots in the historic 10-1 win over El Salvador at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero stadium.

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 favourite with the fans.

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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Men's football
Gold	1968 Mexico City	Team Competition

	Hungary squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup
1 Gujdár | 2 Török | 3 Kocsis | 4 J. Tóth | 5 Zombori | 6 Kereki | 7 Fazekas | 8 Nyilasi | 9 Törőcsik | 10 Pinter | 11 Várady | 12 Martos | 13 Csapó | 14 Bálint | 15 Rab | 16 Halász | 17 Pusztai | 18 Nagy | 19 A. Tóth | 20 Fülöp | 21 Mészáros | 22 Kovacs | Coach: Baróti

	Hungary squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup
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: Mészöly