László Fazekas

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László Fazekas (born October 15, 1947) was an Hungarian football player 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 10-1 win over El Salvador at the Estadio Manuel Martínez 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).

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Újpest FC

• Hungarian League (9): 1969, 1970 Spring, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79
• Hungarian Cup (3): 1969, 1970, 1975
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Runner-up 1969

[edit] Individual

• Hungarian Top Goalscorer (3): 1975-76, 1977-78, 1979-80
• European Silver Boot: 1979-80

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Hungary
Men's football
Gold	1968 Mexico City	Team Competition

v • d • e 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 Kovács • Coach: Baróti

v • d • e 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 Bodonyi • 16 Csongrádi • 17 Csapó • 18 Kerekes • 19 Varga • 20 Csuhay • 21 Katzirz • 22 I. Kiss • Coach: Mészöly

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