Gejza Farkaš (born 13 March 1949) is a Slovak former
football
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manager and footballer.
Early life
He was born in 1949 in
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
. He is a native of
Rožňava
Rožňava (, , Latin: ''Rosnavia'') is a town in Slovakia, approximately by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,182.
The town is an economic and tourist centre of the Gemer. Rožňava is now a popular tourist attr ...
, Slovakia.
Playing career
He started his career with Slovak side
FC Lokomotíva Košice
FC Lokomotíva Košice is a Slovak football club, based in Košice and competing in the 3rd tier of Slovak football, 3. liga. The club was founded in 1946 and played in the Czechoslovak First League for 29 years.
The club also had several ap ...
. In 1984, he signed for Cypriot side
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team.
AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...
.
Managerial career
He managed Slovak side
FK Spišská Nová Ves
FK Spišská Nová Ves is a Slovak association football team, based in the town of Spišská Nová Ves. The club was founded in 1914.
Previous names
* 1914 - ISE Igló - (Iglói Sport Egyesület) (Hungarian) ''(1914)''
* ŠK Tatran Spišská N ...
. He was described as helping the club "made a solid name for themselves in the autumn part of the 2nd league" during the 2017/18 season.
Personal life
He almos retired from professional football at the age of thirty-five.
References
External links
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1949 births
Living people
Slovak expatriate men's footballers
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Slovak men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Men's association football midfielders
FC Lokomotíva Košice players
Cypriot First Division players