Iuliu Farkaș
Romanian footballer
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Iuliu Farkaș (also known as Gyula Farkas; 8 September 1923 – 9 May 1984) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Petroșani, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 9 May 1984 (aged 60) | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1930–1940 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1941 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 1941–1943 | Ferencvárosi | 13 | (2) |
| 1943–1944 | Kolozsvári AC | 28 | (8) |
| 1944 | Rapid București | ||
| 1945–1947 | Carmen București[a] | 36 | (26) |
| 1947–1948 | Ciocanul București | 21 | (10) |
| 1948–1950 | Dinamo București | 24 | (15) |
| 1951–1955 | Jiul Petroșani | 82 | (36) |
| 1955–1956 | Minerul Lupeni | ||
| Total | 216 | (109) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1949 | Romania B | 1 | (1) |
| 1945–1949 | Romania | 9 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 December 2019 | |||
Club career
Farkaș was born on 8 September 1923 in Petroșani, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1930 at local club Jiul.[1][2][4] He started his senior career during the 1940–41 Divizia B season, helping Jiul get promoted to Divizia A, contributing with six goals scored.[2]
In 1941, he joined Hungarian side, Ferencvárosi where he made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 6 September 1942 when coach Lajos Dimény used him the entire match in a 3–3 draw against Salgótarjáni BTC.[1][2][4][6] His following game in the competition took place in February 1943, scoring a goal in a 8–2 win over Kolozsvári AC, and a week later, he netted once in a 4–0 victory against Törekvés SE.[6] During his spell with The Greens, Farkaș won two Magyar Kupa.[5] Afterwards he spent the 1943–44 season at Kolozsvári AC in the same league.[2][6]
In 1944, Farkaș returned to Romania, playing for Rapid București for a short while.[2][4][5] Then he joined Carmen București where on 25 August 1946 he made his Divizia A debut in a 3–1 away win against his former side, Jiul Petroșani in which he netted one goal.[2][4][5] He scored a personal record of 14 goals until the end of the season.[2][4][5] Afterwards, Farkaș went for one season at Ciocanul București who merged with Carmen in order to create Dinamo București.[2][4] On 21 August 1948 he scored four goals in Dinamo's 4–1 win over his former side, Jiul.[2][4] He would also score two doubles in two draws against rivals CCA București.[7]
In 1951, Farkaș went back to hometown club, Jiul where he spent several successful seasons, earning the nickname "Picior de aur" (Golden Foot).[2][4] The highlights were four goals netted in a 5–0 win over Știința Timișoara and a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw against his former club, Dinamo.[2][4] His last Divizia A appearance took place on 13 March 1955 in a 0–0 draw against Locomotiva Constanța, totaling 151 matches with 75 goals in the competition.[2] Farkaș ended his career in 1956 after playing one season in Divizia B for Minerul Lupeni.[2][5]
International career
Farkaș played nine matches and scored six goals for Romania, making his debut on 30 September 1945 when coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan sent him at half-time to replace Francisc Spielmann in a 7–2 friendly loss to Hungary.[8][9] He played four games in the 1947 Balkan Cup, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 away victory against Albania and one goal in a 3–1 home loss to Yugoslavia.[8][10][11] He played two games in the 1948 Balkan Cup, scoring two goals in a 3–2 victory against Bulgaria.[8][12] Farkaș's last game for the national team was a friendly that ended in a 1–1 draw against Albania.[8][13] He also played one game for Romania's B side.[14]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Farkaș goal.[8]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 May 1947 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Albania | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1947 Balkan Cup |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 22 June 1947 | Stadionul Giulești, Bucharest, Romania |  Yugoslavia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1947 Balkan Cup |
| 5 | 20 June 1948 | Stadionul Giulești, Bucharest, Romania |  Bulgaria | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1948 Balkan Cup |
| 6 | 2–2 | |||||
Death
Honours
Notes
- The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Carmen București are not official with the exception of the 1945–46 regional championship.[2][3]