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Iuliu Farkaș
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 careerIuliu Farkaș was born on 8 September 1923 in Petroșani, Romania, starting to play 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 promote to Divizia A, contributing with six goals scored.[2] In 1941 he went to play for Hungarian side, Ferencvárosi where he made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 6 September 1942 when coach Lajos Dimény used him all the minutes in a 3–3 with 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, a week later scoring 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 he returned to Romania, playing for Rapid București for a short while, then he went at 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, managing a personal record of 14 goals until the end of the season.[2][5][4] Then Farkaș went for one season at Ciocanul București who merged with Carmen in order to form Dinamo București where on 21 August 1948 he scored four goals in a 4–1 over his former side, Jiul.[2][4] He would also score two doubles in two draws with rivals CCA București.[7] In 1951 he went back to hometown club, Jiul where he spent several successful seasons, earning the nickname "Picior de aur" (Golden Foot), the highlights being four goals netted in a 5–0 win against Știința Timișoara and a hat-trick in a 3–3 with his former club, Dinamo.[2][4] His last Divizia A appearance took place on 13 March 1955 in a 0–0 with Locomotiva Constanța, having a total of 151 matches with 75 goals scored in the competition.[2] Iuliu Farkaș ended his career in 1956 after playing one season in Divizia B for Minerul Lupeni.[2][5] International careerIuliu Farkaș played nine matches and scored six goals for Romania, making his debut on 30 September 1945 when coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan sent him on the field at half-time to replace Francisc Spielmann in a friendly which ended with a 7–2 loss in front of Hungary.[8][9] He played four games at 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 with Yugoslavia.[8][10][11] He played two games at 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 which ended 1–1 with Albania.[8][13] He also played one game for Romania's B side.[14] International goals
DeathIuliu Farkaș died on 9 May 1984 at age 60.[1][2][4][8] HonoursJiul Petroșani Ferencvárosi Notes
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