László Fekete (footballer)

The native form of this personal name is Fekete László. This article uses the Western name order.

László Fekete

Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-04-14)14 April 1954
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973-1982	Újpest Dózsa	202	(126)
1982-1983	Volán Budapest
1983-1984	Újpest Dózsa	31	(10)
1985	Sturm Graz	11	(2)
1985-1986	Komlói Bányász
International career‡
1974-1979	Hungary	21	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2014

László Fekete (14 April 1954 – 4 March 2014) was a Hungarian footballer of the 1970s and 1980s.

From 1974 to 1979 he made 21 appearances and scored 5 goals for the Hungarian 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, Volán FC and Komlói Bányász. He was born in Budapest.

International career

Fekete made his debut for Hungary in a March 1974 friendly match against Bulgaria and had earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 5 goals. His final international was an October 1979 friendly match against the United States.

Death

He died on 4 March 2014 of natural causes, aged 59.

External links

• László Fekete at National-Football-Teams.com
• hajralilak.hu - Bio page on Újpest fansite hajralilak.hu(Hungarian)