Árpád Fekete

Árpád Fekete Priska ( born March 5, 1921 in Hungary, † February 26, 2012 in Guadalajara, Mexico) was a Hungarian footballer who played 1935-1942 for Ujpest, but as a coach in Mexico to fame, where he total of two teams three times led to the championship.

He first won in 1959 and 1960 two championships with Chivas Guadalajara and thus laid the foundation for their later nicknamed " Campeonísimo ". In 1963, he won another championship with the also based in Guadalajara Club Oro, where he made ​​the championship alienate calculated by a 1-0 win in a direct comparison on the final day his former club and his own team crowned with the title.

Career

Fekete, who was also known by the nickname " Bombero " in Mexico, left his native Hungary as a young man and came across stations in Romania and Italy, where in 1954 his coaching license, made in the USA. From there we went to Mexico soon after he had signed in 1957 a contract as coach of Chivas Guadalajara.

The previous world traveler remained in Mexico and trained there over the years a total of 14 clubs. Particularly interesting here is that he coached all seven clubs from the city of Guadalajara, who have ever played in the first Mexican League: next Chivas, which he after his successful commitment between 1957/58 and 1959/60 again in the season 1989 / had 90 temporary trains, but had been dismissed again soon due to lack of success, these were the Atlas Club, Club Nacional, the two " student associations " UAG Tecos and UdeG Cachorros and Club Oro and its later successors Club Jalisco; although it under the latter name just a game in the 1970/71 season coaching the club.

Achievements

• Mexican champion: 1959, 1960 ( with Chivas Guadalajara) and 1963 ( with the Oro de Jalisco )
• Cup Winners' Cup: 1975 ( with UNAM Pumas )
• Mexican Super Cup: 1959, 1960 ( with Chivas Guadalajara ), 1963 ( with Oro de Jalisco ) and 1975 ( with UNAM Pumas )