Árpád Fekete

Árpád Fekete

Personal information
Date of birth	5 March 1921
Place of birth	Salgótarján, Hungary
Date of death	26 February 2012 (aged 90)
Place of death	Guadalajara, Mexico
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Carmen Bucureşti
1946–1948	Como	38	(13)
1948–1949	Pro Sesto	25	(14)
1949–1950	SPAL	11	(0)
1950–1951	Cosenza	0	(0)
1951–1952	Messina	15	(6)
1952–1953	Cagliari	2	(0)
Total		91	(33)
Teams managed
1957–1960	Guadalajara
1963	Mexico
1990	Guadalajara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Árpád Fekete (5 March 1921 – 26 February 2012) was a Hungarian football player and manager.

Career

Born in Salgótarján, Fekete played as a centre forward in Romania and Italy for Carmen Bucureşti, Como, Pro Sesto, SPAL, Cosenza, Messina and Cagliari.^[1]

He later became a football coach in Mexico, managing Guadalajara and the Mexico national team among others.^[2] Fekete managed four clubs from Guadalajara, Chivas, CD Oro, Club Atlas and Tecos, and won Liga MX titles with Chivas and Oro.^[3]

References

1. "Hungarian Players and Coaches in Italy". RSSSF.
2. "Arpad Fékete deja de existir" (in Spanish). informador.com.mx. 26 February 2012.
3. "Falleció don Árpad Fekete" [Mr. Árpád Fekete died] (in Spanish). Esto. 27 February 2012.