László Fekete (footballer)

The native form of this personal name is Fekete László. This article uses the Western name order.
László Fekete
Personal information
Date of birth14 April 1954
Place of birthBudapest, Hungary
Date of death4 March 2014 (aged 59)
Place of deathBudapest, Hungary
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1973-1982Újpest Dózsa202(126)
1982-1983Volán Budapest
1983-1984Újpest Dózsa31(10)
1985Sturm Graz11(2)
1985-1986Bányász Komlói
National team‡
1974-1979Hungary21(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2014

László Fekete (14 April 1954 – 4 March 2014) was a Hungarian footballer of the 1970s and 1980s.

From 1974 to 1979 he made 21 appearances and scored 5 goals for the Hungarian National Football Team. He was the top scorer of the Hungarian league in 1978/79 with 31 goals, which meant that he received the Silver boot for being the second highest scoring player in Europe. He played as a striker.

Club career

He played for Újpesti Dózsa, Sturm Graz and Volán FC. He was born in Budapest.

International career

Fekete made his debut for Hungary in a March 1974 friendly match against Bulgaria and had earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 5 goals. His final international was an October 1979 friendly match against the United States.[1]

Death

He died on 4 March 2014 of natural causes, aged 59.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Career stats - EUFootball
  2. ↑ Meghalt az Újpest ezüstcipős futballistája (Hungarian)

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