Árpád Fazekas (born 20 July 1949) is a Romanian former international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in

Bahnea Bahnea ( hu, Bonyha; Hungarian pronunciation: , until 1898 ''Szászbonyha''; German: ''Bachnen'') is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bahnea, Bernadea (''Bernád''), Cund (''Kund''; ''Reussdorf'') ...

, Fazekas played for Chimica Târnăveni and ASA Târgu Mureș. He earned three international caps for Romania, making his debut under coach

Valentin Stănescu Valentin Stănescu (20 November 1922 – 4 April 1994) was a Romanian football goalkeeper and manager. Club career Valentin Stănescu also known as "Tinel" or "Zimbrul" ( The bison) was born on 20 November 1922 in București, Romania and starte ...

in a 1–1 against Greece at the

1973–76 Balkan Cup The 1973–76 Balkan Cup was the 11th Balkan Cup football tournament. It was the first tournament played in a knockout system with semi-finals and finals. It was played between April 1973 and November 1976 between Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria and Gree ...

. Fazekas also appeared in two friendly games, a 2–2 against Turkey and a 4–2 defeat against Italy.

Honours

ASA Târgu Mureș * Divizia B: 1970–71

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References

1949 births Living people Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers ASA Târgu Mureș (1962) players Liga I players Liga II players Men's association football midfielders Romanian football managers Footballers from Mureș County {{Romania-footy-midfielder-stub