Árpád Fazekas (footballer, born 1930)

Árpád Fazekas (23 June 1930 – 10 August 2018) was a Hungarian international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

The native form of this personal name is Fazekas Árpád. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Árpád Fazekas
Fazekas in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-06-23)23 June 1930
Place of birth Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death 10 August 2018(2018-08-10) (aged 88)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Playing 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)
National team
1955 Hungary 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Szombathely, Fazekas played for Budapesti Dózsa, Vörös Lobogo, Bayern Munich, Hessen Kassel, Anderlecht and RC Tirlemont.[1]

He earned five international caps for the Hungarian national team.[1]

Later life and death

He died in Budapest on 10 August 2018, at the age of 88.[2]

References
  1. "Árpád Fazekas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "Gyász: elhunyt a Bayern München magyar legendája" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.


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