Károly Fogl, also known as Károly Fogoly, "Károly Újpesti" and "Fogl II" (19 January 1895 – 12 January 1969) was a Hungarian
footballer
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and
manager
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. He represented the
Hungary national team at the
1924 Summer Olympics
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.
Fogl was born in
Újpest
Újpest (; , ) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838. Újpest was a village ...
(today part of
Budapest
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), Hungary. Between 1918 and 1929 he played 50 games and scored 2 goals for the
Hungary national team as a right defender. Together with his younger brother,
József Fogl III, 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 II won the
1929–30 season with
Újpest
Újpest (; , ) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838. Újpest was a village ...
and served as a captain of the club for a decade.
After his player career, he went on to coach
Sportklub Sofia and the
Bulgaria national team. Later he managed
Juventus Bucuresti and in 1937 he led
Győri ETO to the Hungarian top division
NB I for the first time in the club's history. He was manager of the Polish football club
Warta Poznań
Warta Poznań () is a multi-sports club based in Poznań, Poland. The name means ''the Guard'' in Polish and also the name of the river Warta on which Poznań is located. As of the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, they compete in the II liga, ...
on three occasions: 1938-1939, 1947-1948 and 1950-1951, leading the club to their second national championship title in 1947.
He died on 12 January 1969 in Budapest.

.
Honours
Warta Poznań
*
Ekstraklasa
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:
1947
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Events
January
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References
1895 births
1969 deaths
People from Újpest
Men's association football defenders
Hungarian men's footballers
Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Hungary men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for Hungary
Újpest FC players
Hungarian football managers
Győri ETO FC managers
Bulgaria national football team managers
Polonia Warsaw managers
Warta Poznań managers
Hungarian people of German descent
Hungarian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate football managers in Poland
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
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