Pavol Farkaš
Slovak footballer
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Pavol Farkaš (born 27 March 1985) is a former Slovak professional footballer who played a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavol Farkaš | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vráble, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BFC OÚ Dolné Obdokovce | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Nitra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Nitra | 59 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Artmedia Petržalka | 31 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Vaslui | 59 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Chievo Verona | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Ternana (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Gabala | 15 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Xanthi | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | AEL | 35 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Nitra | 53 | (3) |
| 2020 | Spartak Myjava | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Petržalka | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Slovakia | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024- | MFK Skalica (Assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Early club career
Farkas spent three seasons with Nitra and two with Artmedia Petržalka, appearing in 80 league matches.[1] In the summer of 2008, he signed a contract with Romanian Liga I side Vaslui.
On 3 July 2012, Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Chievo Verona, in the Italian Serie A.[2] He went on loan to Serie B club Ternana on 16 July 2013.[3]
Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala on 6 July 2014,[4] leaving the club upon its completion in June 2015.[5]
Greece
On 29 July 2015, Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Super League club Xanthi.[6][7]
In July 2016, Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Super League side AEL.[8] He made his official debut for the club on 12 September 2016 in a 2-2 home draw against Iraklis.[9] On 18 March 2017 he scored the only goal in a crucial home win against Panetolikos.[10] He renewed his contract for another year after a decent season with 27 appearances and one goal.[11] On 29 January 2018 he left the club by mutual consent.[12] After playing for Petržalka, he finished his professional career following the 2020–21 season.[13]
International career
Farkaš debuted for the Slovak senior squad in an infamous goalless friendly draw against Gibraltar in November 2013.[14]
Post-retirement
In September 2022, Farkaš joined the arriving staff of Francesco Calzona, who was appointed the manager of Slovakia. Since Calzona nor his staff were fluent in spoken English, Farkaš, an experienced international footballer with knowledge of Italian including footballing terminology, was onboarded as an on-field translator and communications liaison.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 December 2014
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2005–06 | Nitra | Slovak Super Liga | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Artmedia | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2008-09 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | Vaslui | Liga I | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Chievo Verona | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ternana (loan) | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | Slovakia | 90 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 115 | 3 | ||
| Romania | 59 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 2 | |||
| Italy | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 194 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 242 | 9 | |||
Career honours
- Liga I: runner-up 2011–12
- Cupa României: runner-up 2010