Pavol_Farkaš
Pavol Farkaš
Slovak footballer
Pavol Farkaš (born 27 March 1985) is a former Slovak professional footballer who currently plays in lower leagues as a centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavol Farkaš | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Vráble, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BFC OÚ Dolné Obdokovce | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Nitra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Nitra | 59 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Artmedia Petržalka | 31 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Vaslui | 59 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Chievo Verona | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Ternana (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Gabala | 15 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Xanthi | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | AE Larissa | 35 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Nitra | 53 | (3) |
| 2020 | Spartak Myjava | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Petržalka | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | BFC OÚ Dolné Obdokovce | 19 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Slovakia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022 | |||
Career in Slovakia and Romania
Farkas spent three seasons with Nitra and two with Artmedia Petržalka, appearing in 80 league matches.[1] In the summer of 2008, he signed a contract with Romanian Liga I side Vaslui.
Chievo Verona
On 3 July 2012 Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Chievo Verona, in the Italian Serie A.[2] He was loaned to Serie B team Ternana on 16 July 2013.[3]
Gabala
Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala on 6 July 2014,[4] leaving the club upon its completion in June 2015.[5]
Skoda Xanthi
On 29 July 2015, Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Greek Super League club Xanthi.[6][7][8]
AEL
In July 2016, Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Superleague side AE Larossa.[9] He made his official debut for the club on 12 September 2016 in a 2-2 home draw against Iraklis.[10] On 18 March 2017 he scored the only goal in a crucial home win against Panetolikos.[11] After a decent season with 27 appearances and 1 goal he renewed his contract for an additional year.[12] On 29 January 2018 he left the club by mutual consent.[13]
In September 2022, Farkaš joined the arriving staff of Francesco Calzona, who was appointed the manager of Slovakia. Since Calzona nor his staff were fluent in spoken English, Farkaš, an experienced international footballer with knowledge of Italian including footballing terminology, was onboarded as an on-field translator and communications liaison.[14]
- As of match played 18 December 2014
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2005–06 | Nitra | Slovak Super Liga | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Artmedia | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2008-09 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | Vaslui | Liga I | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Chievo Verona | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ternana (loan) | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | Slovakia | 90 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 115 | 3 | ||
| Romania | 59 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 2 | |||
| Italy | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 194 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 242 | 9 | |||
- Liga I: runner-up 2011–12
- Cupa României: runner-up 2010
- "Hráči FC NITRA: v najvyšších ligových súťažiach po ročník 2008/2009 (vrátane)" (PDF) (in Slovak). fcnitra.sk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- Pavol Farkaš new player Chievo Verona Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 03.07.2012, profutbal.sk
- "Pavol Farkas was loaned to Ternana Calcio". HMP Sport Management. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- "Pavol Farkas in Gabala". gabalafc.az. Gabala FK. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- "New footballers for Gabala". www.gabalafc.az/. Gabala FC. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- "Νέο... χτύπημα με Φάρκας". www.gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- "Πήρε Φάρκας η Ξάνθη". www.sportday.gr. Retrieved 29 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- "Ενίσχυση στην άμυνα με Φάρκας για την Ξάνθη". www.soccerplus.gr. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- "Τέλειωσε του Φάρκας στην ΑΕΛ". www.sport24.gr. 14 July 2016.
- Επεισοδιακή ισοπαλία στο ΑΕΛ-Ηρακλής! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- Τεράστια ανάσα για την ΑΕΛ! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- "Ανανέωσε ο Φάρκας". www.sport24.gr. 13 June 2017.
- "Αντίο" με αποθέωση στον Φάρκας από την ΑΕΛ! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- s.r.o, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Slovakia Media. "Zázraky sa dejú a sny sa plnia. Do tímu Francesca Calzonu pribudlo nečakané meno". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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- Pavol Farkaš at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pavol Farkaš at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Pavol Farkaš at FBref.com
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