Árpád Fazekas (23 June 1930 – 10 August 2018) was a Hungarian international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
![]() Fazekas in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Szombathely, Fazekas played for Budapesti Dózsa, Vörös Lobogo, Bayern Munich, Hessen Kassel, Anderlecht and RC Tirlemont.[1]
Following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, he left Hungary and joined Bayern Munich.[2] In 1960 when Dynamo was visiting Bayern he told Yozhef Sabo to stay in Munich.[2] He said that he has his own two stories house and a store in Munich.[2]
He earned five international caps for the Hungarian national team.[1]
He died in Budapest on 10 August 2018, at the age of 88.[3]
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