Lajos Faragó

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLajos•Faragó
Used nameLajos•Faragó
Born3 August 1932 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died13 May 2019 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements178 cm / 81 kg
AffiliationsBHSE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Lajos Faragó competed as a footballer at the 1960 Roma Olympics, helping Hungary win a bronze medal. He was a member of the golden Hungarian teams of the 1950s that dominated international football. He was national champion in 1952, 1954, and 1955, playing with Kispesti AC, and then Budapest Honvéd. Faragó later became a coach, coaching Budapest Honvéd in 1973-74, and then coaching national teams in Syria and Mozambique, before returning to Hungary to coach Kossuth KFSE.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Football (Football) HUN Lajos Faragó
Football, Men (Olympic) Hungary 3 Bronze

Special Notes