László Fazekas

László Fazekas

Personal information
Full name	László Fazekas
Date of birth	15 October 1947
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	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	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. † Appearances (goals)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Hungary
Men's football
	1968 Mexico City	Team Competition

László Fazekas (born 15 October 1947) was a Hungarian 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.^[1]

Fazekas started to play football in the youth team of Újpesti Dózsa in 1958, and played his first game in the Hungarian League in 1965. He joined Belgian Royal Antwerp in 1980 at the age of 33, where he also became a favourite with the fans.

After his football career he became a notable coach in Belgium leading Eendracht Aalst (1986–88 and 1990–91) and Royal Antwerp (1995–96).

Honours

Club

Újpest FC

• Hungarian League (9): 1969, 1970 Spring, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79
• Hungarian Cup (3): 1969, 1970, 1975
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Runner-up 1969

Individual

• Hungarian Top Goalscorer (3): 1975-76, 1977–78, 1979–80
• European Silver Boot: 1979-80

References

1. "László Fazekas Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-27.