László Fazekas

László Fazekas began his career in the youth team of Újpesti Dózsa. The self-taught player joined the first team at the age of 18 and contributed 210 goals in 408 league matches over 15 years. He played exclusively for Újpesti Dózsa in Hungary. He won the league title nine times, the Hungarian Cup once, was the top scorer three times, and in 1980 was the European Silver Shoe winner with 36 goals.

László Fazekas was the second Hungarian player (in the post-World War II period) to be allowed to play abroad. The Communist Party and the leadership of the Hungarian Football Association gave him the opportunity in 1980, when he was already 33-years-old, given his merits. He was a striker for Belgian Royal Antwerpen for four years. He is considered one of the three best Antwerpen players of all-time, ending his active football career with St. Truiden in 1985. He scored 34 goals in a total of 105 matches in the Belgian top division.

Between 1968 and 1983, Fazekas played 92 times for the national team and scored 24 goals. He won the Olympic gold medal in Mexico City in 1968 and played in the World Cup twice: in Argentina in 1978 and Spain in 1982.

After finishing his playing career, Fazekas worked as a coach for several teams in Belgium, managing Aalst and Antwerpen in the top division, but his coaching career was far behind his playing career. From time-to-time, he was considered to play a role in Hungarian football, primarily with Újpesti, but nothing came of it except for a short stint as assistant coach for the national team.