László Fekete (14 April 1954 – 4 March 2014) was a Hungarian
footballer
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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
Silver boot for being the second highest scoring player in Europe. He played as a
striker.
Club career
He played for
Újpesti Dózsa,
Sturm Graz
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In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austr ...
,
Volán FC
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and
Komlói Bányász. He was born in Budapest.
International career
Fekete made his debut for
Hungary
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in a March 1974
friendly match
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against
Bulgaria
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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
United States
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.
Death
He died on 4 March 2014 of
natural causes
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, aged 59.
Meghalt az Újpest ezüstcipős futballistája
References
External links
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hajralilak.hu
– Bio page on Újpest fansite hajralilak.hu
1954 births
2014 deaths
Footballers from Budapest
Men's association football forwards
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungary men's international footballers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Újpest FC players
Volán FC players
SK Sturm Graz players
Komlói Bányász SK footballers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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