János Farkas
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 March 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 September 1989 | (aged 47)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1959–1972 | Vasas SC | 250 | (151) | ||||||||||||||
1963 | Ferencvárosi TC (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1961–1969 | Hungary | 33 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
János Farkas (27 March 1942 in Budapest – 29 September 1989 in Budapest[1]) was a Hungarian footballer.
During his club career he played for Vasas SC. He earned 33 caps and scored 20 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1961 to 1969,[2] and participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also won a gold medal in football at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is particularly remembered for his fabulous goal at the 1966 FIFA World Cup against Brazil, contributing to a sensational 3-1 win against the incumbent champions. He finished his career rather early, at the age of 30, and became a gastronomer. He died at the age of 47 of a heart attack. A youth football tournament was named after him following his death.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Hungary | League | Hungarian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1959-60 | Vasas Budapest | National Championship I | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
1960-61 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1961-62 | 22 | 8 | ||||||||||
1962-63 | 15 | 5 | ||||||||||
1963 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||
1964 | 22 | 12 | ||||||||||
1965 | 25 | 18 | ||||||||||
1966 | 26 | 25 | ||||||||||
1967 | 27 | 19 | ||||||||||
1968 | 27 | 19 | ||||||||||
1969 | 27 | 21 | ||||||||||
1970 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1970-71 | 33 | 17 | ||||||||||
1971-72 | 15 | 6 | ||||||||||
Total | Hungary | 250 | 151 | |||||||||
Career total | 250 | 151 |
References
External links
- János Farkas at WorldFootball.net
- Hungary - Record International Players at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 October 2006)
- János Farkas – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- After The Mighty Magyars - János Farkas at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 February 2014)
- Use dmy dates from May 2011
- 1942 births
- 1989 deaths
- Hungarian footballers
- Hungary international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- 1964 European Nations' Cup players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- Vasas SC players
- Hungarian football forward stubs
- Association football forwards
- Hungarian Olympic medalist stubs