Iuliu Farkaș

Iuliu Farkaș
Personal information
Date of birth (1923-09-08)8 September 1923
Place of birth Petroșani, Romania
Date of death 9 May 1984(1984-05-09) (aged 60)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 December 2019

Iuliu Farkaș (also known as Gyula Farkas; 8 September 1923 – 9 May 1984) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.[4][5]

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, having a total of 151 matches with 75 goals scored 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 friendly that ended with a 7–2 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]
List of international goals scored by Iuliu Farkaș
# 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

Farkaș died on 9 May 1984 at age 60.[1][2][4][8]

Honours

Jiul Petroșani

Ferencvárosi

Notes

  1. ^ 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Temprofradi profile" (in Hungarian). Tempofradi.hu. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Iuliu Farkaș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXIV – "Ultimul șut aduce promovarea"" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXIV - "The Last Shot Gets the Promotion"] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Un record greu de egalat, Farkaș I, patru ani consecutiv golgeter la Jiul!" [A hard record to beat, Farkaș I, four consecutive times the goalscorer of Jiul!] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Iuliu Farkaș at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ a b c "Farkas Gyula profile" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1949". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
    "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1950". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Iuliu Farkaș". European Football. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Hungary – Romania 7:2". European Football. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Albania – Romania 0-4". European Football. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Romania – Yugoslavia 1:3". European Football. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Romania – Bulgaria 3:2". European Football. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Romania – Albania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Iuliu Farkaș profile". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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