Nándor Fazekas

Nándor Fazekas (born 16 October 1976)[1] is a Hungarian handball goalkeeper for Balatonfüredi KSE and the Hungarian national team.[2]

Nándor Fazekas
Personal information
Born	16 October 1976 Kecskemét, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Balatonfüredi KSE
Number	1
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1998	Dunaferr SE
1998–2004	MVM Veszprém KC
2004–2006	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
2006–2009	VfL Gummersbach
2009–2015	MVM Veszprém KC
2015–2020	Balatonfüredi KSE
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2017	Hungary	238	(1)

He made his international debut on 13 May 1998 against Belgium.[3] Since then he participated on six World Championships (1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017)[4] and five European Championships (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012).

He was also member of the Hungarian teams which finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the one that finished 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics[5][6]

Achievements

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
  • Winner: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Runner-up: 2000
• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012
  • Finalist: 2001
• DHB-Pokal:
  • Finalist: 2009
• EHF Champions League:
  • Finalist: 2002
  • Semifinalist: 2003
• EHF Cup:
  • Winner: 2009
• EHF Champions Trophy:
  • Finalist: 2002

Individual awards

• Hungarian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2009,[7] 2010,[8] 2012[9]
• Golden Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012)

References

1. "Nándor Fazekas Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
2. "2012 Men's EHF European Championship Official Squad List" (PDF). European Handball Federation. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
3. "Tovább építhető karrier" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
4. "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
5. "Nándor Fazekas". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
6. "London 2012 - Men's Handball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
7. http://handball.hu/magyarorszag/2009/11/24/ismet_verten_az_ev_jatekosa/
8. https://sportmenu.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/palinger-katalin-es-ivancsik-gergo-lett-az-ev-kezilabdazoja/
9. https://www.hajraveszprem.hu/cikk/2866-csaszar-gabor-az-ev-kezilabdazoja

External links

• Nándor Fazekas player profile on MKB Veszprém KC official website
• Nándor Fazekas career statistics at Worldhandball