János Farkas [SEP] place of death
János Farkas
János Farkas (27 March 1942 in Budapest – 29 September 1989 in Budapest) was a Hungarian footballer.
During his club career he played for Vasas SC. He earned 33 caps and scored 20 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1961 to 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
made plans to settle permanently in the rural village of Tata, where he owned a villa and had spent many summers painting. These plans were thwarted by his sudden death, but Tata still became his final resting place. A street and an elementary school there are named after him.
Further reading.
- Lenke Haulisch, "Vaszary János", Képzőművészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, 1978
External links.
- Lázár Béla: Vaszary János @ Művészet
- Farkas Zoltán: Vaszary János from "Nyugat", 1939 #