László Fekete (14 April 1954 – 4 March 2014) was a Hungarian

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of the 1970s and 1980s. From 1974 to 1979 he made 21 appearances and scored 5 goals for the Hungary national football team. He was the top scorer of the Hungarian league in 1978/79 with 31 goals, which meant that he received the

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for being the second highest scoring player in Europe. He played as a striker.

Club career

He played for Újpesti Dózsa,

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and Komlói Bányász. He was born in Budapest.

International career

Fekete made his debut for

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in a March 1974

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against

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and had earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 5 goals. His final international was an October 1979 friendly match against the

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Death

He died on 4 March 2014 of

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, aged 59.Meghalt az Újpest ezüstcipős futballistája

References

External links

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hajralilak.hu
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