Árpád Fazekas (footballer, born 1930)
 Fazekas in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1930 | ||
| Place of birth |
Kingdom of Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 2018 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1954 | Budapesti Dózsa | 25 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Vörös Lobogo | 25 | (0) |
| 1957–1961 | Bayern Munich | 100 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | Hessen Kassel | 18 | (0) |
| 1962–1964 | Anderlecht | 13 | (0) |
| 1967–1969 | RC Tirlemont | ||
| Total | 181 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1955 | Hungary | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Árpád Fazekas (23 June 1930 – 10 August 2018) was a Hungarian international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Born in Szombathely, Fazekas played for Budapesti Dózsa, Vörös Lobogo, Bayern Munich, Hessen Kassel, Anderlecht and RC Tirlemont.[1]
Following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, he left Hungary and joined Bayern Munich.[2] In 1960 when Dynamo Kiev was visiting Bayern he told Yozhef Sabo to stay in Munich.[2] He said that he has his own two stories house and a store in Munich.[2]
He earned five international caps for the Hungary national team.[1]
Later life and death
He died in Budapest on 10 August 2018, at the age of 88.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Árpád Fazekas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Verbytsky, I. Yozhef Sabo: In Moscow I was constantly called fascist. UA-Football. 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Gyász: elhunyt a Bayern München magyar legendája" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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