Máté Fenyvesi (20 September 1933 – 17 February 2022) was a Hungarian footballer and politician.Meghalt a Ferencváros VVK-győztes, Európa-bajnoki bronzérmes labdarúgója

Career

During his club career he played for Kecskeméti Kinizsi for two years, and from 1953 to 1969 for Ferencvárosi TC. He earned 76 caps and scored eight goals for the Hungary national team from 1954 to 1966, and participated in the

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1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place bet ...

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1964 European Nations' Cup The 1964 European Nations' Cup was the second edition of the UEFA European Championship. The final tournament was held in Spain. It was won by the hosts 2–1 over the defending champions, the Soviet Union. The tournament was a knockout compet ...

, and the

1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...

. He also scored the winning goal in the final of the 1964–65 edition of the Inter-Cities Fair Cup, winning the game for Ferencvaros against

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1–0. Following his retirement, he worked as a veterinarian, having earned an M.D. degree still while playing. Following the democratic changes in Hungary at the turn of 1989 and 1990, he became actively involved in politics and served as a Member of Parliament from 1998 to 2006, first representing the Smallholders' Party, later Fidesz.

Personal life and death

Fenyvesi was married to Mária Fehér Kaplár. They had a daughter, Beatrix, and a son, Levente.- Fenyvesi Máté vagyonnyilatkozata - 2003. február
/ref> He died in his sleep on 17 February 2022, at the age of 88. Mihály Vasas is the last surviving player of the 1958 Hungarian national team to play in 1958 world cup.

References

External links

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Máté Fenyvesi at Weltfussball.de

at RSSSF.com 1933 births 2022 deaths 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1964 European Nations' Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Association football forwards Ferencvárosi TC footballers Hungarian footballers Hungarian veterinarians Hungary international footballers Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1998–2002) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (2002–2006) People from Bács-Kiskun County {{Hungary-footy-forward-stub