László Fazekas Explained

László Fazekas
Fullname:László Fazekas
Birth Date:1947 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Height:1.780NaN0
Position:Forward
Years1:1965–1980
Years2:1980–1984
Years3:1984–1985
Clubs3:Sint-Truidense
Caps1:407
Goals1:252
Caps2:111
Goals2:38
Caps3:28
Goals3:10
Totalcaps:546
Totalgoals:300
Nationalyears1:1968–1983
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:92
Nationalgoals1:24
Managerclubs6:Royal Antwerp FC
Manageryears1:1985–1986
Manageryears2:1986–1988
Manageryears3:1988–1990
Manageryears4:1990–1992
Manageryears5:1992–1994
Manageryears6:1995–1996

László Fazekas (born 15 October 1947) is a Hungarian former football player who played the third most international games for the Hungary 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. He also competed for Hungary at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He spent his entire career in Hungary with Újpesti Dózsa, having won a total of 9 championships, before moving to Belgium, where he became a popular character, as well, having played for Royal Antwerp before finishing his active career at St. Truidense. He decided to stay in Belgium after the end of his active career, where he still lives today, and remained in football as manager of several teams, including Royal Antwerp.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference. László Fazekas Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065447/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/laszlo-fazekas-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2009-10-27.