László Fazekas

László Fazekas (born 15 October 1947) is a Hungarian former football player who played the third 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. 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.[2]

The native form of this personal name is Fazekas László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

László Fazekas
Personal information
Full name László Fazekas
Date of birth (1947-10-15) 15 October 1947
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1980 Újpesti Dózsa 407 (252)
1980–1984 Royal Antwerp 111 (38)
1984–1985 Sint-Truidense 28 (10)
Total 546 (300)
National team
1968–1983 Hungary[1] 92 (24)
Teams managed
1985–1986 Racing Jet Bruxelles
1986–1988 Eendracht Aalst
1988–1990 Harelbeke
1990–1992 Eendracht Aalst
1992–1994 R. Union Saint-Gilloise
1995–1996 Royal Antwerp FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "László Fazekas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "László Fazekas Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.


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