Nándor Fazekas (born 16 October 1976), is a retired Hungarian handball player.
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Kecskemét, Hungary | 16 October 1976||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Retired | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1990–1994 |
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1994 |
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Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1994–1997 |
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1997–1998 |
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1998–2004 |
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2004–2006 |
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2006–2009 |
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2009–2014 |
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2014–2015 |
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2015 |
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2015–2020 |
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National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2017 | Hungary | 238 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2020– |
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He made his international debut on 13 May 1998 against Belgium.[1] Since then he participated on six World Championships (1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017)[2] and five European Championships (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012).
He was also member of the Hungarian teams which finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the one that finished 4th at the 2012 Summer Olympics[3][4]
His sons Gergő and Máté are also professional handball players.
Achievements
edit- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winner: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Runner-up: 2000
- Magyar Kupa:
- Winner: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012
- Finalist: 2001
- DHB-Pokal:
- Finalist: 2009
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2002
- Semifinalist: 2003
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2009
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- Finalist: 2002
Individual awards
edit- Hungarian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2009,[5] 2010,[6] 2012[7]
Golden Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012)
References
edit- ^ "Tovább építhető karrier" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Nándor Fazekas". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "London 2012 - Men's Handball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Ismét Vérten az év játékosa / Magyarország | handball.hu - kézilabda".
- ^ "Pálinger Katalin és Iváncsik Gergő lett az év kézilabdázója". 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Császár Gábor az év kézilabdázója!".
External links
edit- Nándor Fazekas player profile on MKB Veszprém KC official website
- Nándor Fazekas career statistics at Worldhandball