Árpád Fekete

Árpád Fekete (5 March 1921 – 26 February 2012) was a Hungarian football player and manager.

Árpád Fekete

Personal information
Date of birth	(1921-03-05)5 March 1921
Place of birth	Salgótarján, Hungary
Date of death	26 February 2012(2012-02-26) (aged 90)
Place of death	Guadalajara, Mexico
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
1935–1938	Újpest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938–1945	Újpest
1946	Carmen București	8[1]	(6)
1946–1948	Como	38	(13)
1948–1949	Pro Sesto	25	(14)
1949–1950	SPAL	11	(0)
1950–1951	Cosenza	0	(0)
1951–1952	Messina	15	(6)
1952–1953	Cagliari	2	(0)
Total		99	(39)
Managerial career
1957–1960	Guadalajara
1962–1965	C.D. Oro
1963	Mexico
1965–1966	Deportivo Toluca
1966–1967	Club Atlas
1967–1968	C.D. Oro
1968–1969	Pumas UNAM
1968–1969	San Isidro Laguna
1970	Club Jalisco
1970–1971	Club Atlas
1971–1973	San Isidro Laguna
1974–1976	Pumas UNAM
1974–1976	Tigres
1977–1978	Tecos
1978–1979	Atlante
1979–1981	Universidad de Guadalajara
1981	León
1982	Atlético Morelia
1982–1983	Club Atlas
1983–1985	León
1986–1987	Deportivo Toluca
1990	Guadalajara
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Salgótarján, Fekete played as a centre forward in Hungary, Romania and Italy for Újpest, Carmen București, Como, Pro Sesto, SPAL, Cosenza, Messina and Cagliari.^[2]

He later became a football coach in Mexico, managing Guadalajara and the Mexico national team among others.^[3] Fekete managed four clubs from Guadalajara, Chivas, C.D. Oro, Club Atlas and Tecos, and won Liga MX titles with Chivas and Oro.^[4]

Honours

Player

Újpest

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1938–39, 1945
• Mitropa Cup: 1939

Manager

Guadalajara

• Mexican Primera División: 1958–59, 1959–60
• Campeón de Campeones: 1959, 1960

C.D. Oro

• Mexican Primera División: 1962–63
• Campeón de Campeones: 1963

Pumas UNAM

• Copa México: 1974–75