Full name Mate Fenyvesi 1948–1951 Janoshalmai SE Name Mate Fenyvesi | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1933-09-20) 20 September 1933 (age 82) | ||
Place of birth Janoshalma, Hungary | ||
Máté Fenyvesi (born 20 September 1933 in Jánoshalma) is a former Hungarian footballer.
During his club career he played for Kecskeméti Kinizsi for two years, and from 1953 to 1969 for Ferencvárosi TC. He earned 76 caps and scored 8 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1954 to 1966, and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Following his retirement, he worked as a veterinarian, having earned an M.D. degree still while playing. Following the democratic changes in Hungary at the turn of 89/90, he became actively involved in politics and served as a Member of Parliament from 1990 to 2002, representing the Smallholders' Party
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