Pavol Farkaš (born 27 March 1985) is a former Slovak professional footballer who played a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavol Farkaš | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vráble, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | AEL | 35 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Nitra | 53 | (3) |
| 2020 | Spartak Myjava | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Petržalka | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Slovakia | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024- | MFK Skalica (Assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly club career
editFarkas 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.
On 3 July 2012, Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Chievo Verona, in the Italian Serie A.[2] He went on loan to Serie B club Ternana on 16 July 2013.[3]
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]
Greece
editOn 29 July 2015, Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Super League club Xanthi.[6][7]
In July 2016, Farkaš signed a one-year contract with Super League side AEL.[8] He made his official debut for the club on 12 September 2016 in a 2-2 home draw against Iraklis.[9] On 18 March 2017 he scored the only goal in a crucial home win against Panetolikos.[10] He renewed his contract for another year after a decent season with 27 appearances and one goal.[11] On 29 January 2018 he left the club by mutual consent.[12] After playing for Petržalka, he finished his professional career following the 2020–21 season.[13]
International career
editFarkaš debuted for the Slovak senior squad in an infamous goalless friendly draw against Gibraltar in November 2013.[14]
Post-retirement
editIn 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.[15]
Career statistics
edit- 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 | |||
Career honours
edit- Liga I: runner-up 2011–12
- Cupa României: runner-up 2010
References
edit- ↑ "Hráči FC Nitra: v najvyšších ligových súťažiach po ročník 2008/2009 (vrátane)" (PDF). FC Nitra (in Slovak). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ Balický, Marek (3 July 2012). "Pavol Farkaš novým hráčom Chieva Verona" [Pavol Farkaš is a new footballer of Chievo Verona]. Profutbal (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "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". Gabala FC. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ Νέο... χτύπημα με Φάρκας. www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Ενίσχυση στην άμυνα με Φάρκας για την Ξάνθη. www.soccerplus.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Τέλειωσε του Φάρκας στην ΑΕΛ. Sport24 (in Greek). 14 July 2016.
- ↑ Επεισοδιακή ισοπαλία στο ΑΕΛ-Ηρακλής! (in Greek). Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Τεράστια ανάσα για την ΑΕΛ! (in Greek). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ Ανανέωσε ο Φάρκας. www.sport24.gr (in Greek). 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Αντίο" με αποθέωση στον Φάρκας από την ΑΕΛ! (in Greek). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "Pavol Farkaš ukončil kariéru a prijal pozvanie do magazínu FC Petržalka". fcpetrzalka.sk (in Slovak). 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gibraltar draws 0-0 with Slovakia in UEFA debut". New Zealand Herald. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Zázraky sa dejú a sny sa plnia. Do tímu Francesca Calzonu pribudlo nečakané meno". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 10 October 2022.
External links
edit- Pavol Farkaš at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pavol Farkaš at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Pavol Farkaš at FBref.com