József Fogl, also known as József Fogoly, József Újpesti and Fogl III (14 August 1897 – 6 February 1971) was a Hungarian

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who played for

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungary, Hungarian professional association football, football club based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in ...

, as well as representing the

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. Fogl was born in

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. Between 1920 and 1930 he played 37 games for the Hungary national team as a left defender. Together with his older brother, Károly Fogl II, the two Fogls formed the legendary "Fogl-gate" (Fogl-gát in Hungarian), an extremely powerful and tough defending formation for more than a decade. Fogl III won the 1929

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and the 1930 Coupe des Nations as well as the 1929–30 and 1930–31 season with

, being the captain of the team on all occasions. He died in Budapest on 6 February 1971.

References

Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers People from Újpest Újpest FC players 1897 births 1971 deaths Men's association football fullbacks Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Hungary {{Hungary-footy-defender-stub