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János Farkas

1942 - 1989

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János Farkas (27 March 1942 – 29 September 1989) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. During his club career he played for Vasas SC. At international level, he earned 33 caps and scored 20 goals for the Hungary national football team between 1961 and 1969, and participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also won a gold medal in football at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is particularly remembered for his fabulous goal at the 1966 FIFA World Cup against Brazil, contributing to a sensational 3–1 win against the incumbent champions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. János Farkas is the 2,151st most popular soccer player (down from 1,769th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 404th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, János Farkas ranks 2,151 out of 21,273. Before him are Iván Menczel, Wim Anderiesen, Julius Hirsch, Miguel Ángel Lotina, Juanfran, and Rainer Zobel. After him are Simeon Simeonov, Loris Karius, Mario Genta, Leonardo Cilaurren, Fulvio Bernardini, and Walter Nausch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, János Farkas ranks 378. Before him are Nobby Stiles, Ilija Pantelić, Bo Hopkins, Hannelore Elsner, Valentin Lebedev, and Galina Kulakova. After him are Gabriela Adameșteanu, Bill Ivy, Pascal Lainé, Ramiro de León Carpio, Michael Eisner, and Carlos Hathcock. Among people deceased in 1989, János Farkas ranks 181. Before him are Anders Rydberg, Carl Dahlhaus, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Lawrence Stevens, Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark, and Yasuji Miyazaki. After him are José Bustamante y Rivero, Jean-Michel Charlier, Christine Jorgensen, Sándor Weöres, Thorkild Hansen, and Laurie Cunningham.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, János Farkas ranks 478 out of 1,077. Before him are József Tóth (1929), Yuriy Venelin (1802), Imre Polyák (1932), Ilona Novák (1925), Iván Menczel (1941), and Ádám Fischer (1949). After him are Franciska Gaal (1903), Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria (1867), Lajos Csordás (1932), Judit Temes (1930), Mari Törőcsik (1935), and Zsuzsa Koncz (1946).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary

Among soccer players born in Hungary, János Farkas ranks 55. Before him are Gábor Király (1976), László Sárosi (1932), Antal Nagy (1944), Zoltán Varga (1945), József Tóth (1929), and Iván Menczel (1941). After him are Lajos Csordás (1932), József Bencsics (1933), Jenő Károly (1886), Antal Szabó (1910), István Juhász (1945), and Béla Sárosi (1919).

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