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4 unusual facts about Ferencvaros


Attila József

The son of Áron József, a soap factory worker of Transylvanian origin from Banat, and Hungarian peasant girl Borbála Pőcze, he was born in Ferencváros, a poor district of Budapest.

Haller utca

Haller utca is a main street along the border of Mid-Ferencváros, in the 9th district of Budapest, Hungary.

Kálvin tér

The square is located in Pest at the junction of the 5th (Belváros-Lipótváros), 8th (Józsefváros) and 9th (Ferencváros) districts.

Mester utca

Mester utca is a 2-kilometre main street in the district of Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary.


Bobby Davidson

He additionally took charge of the match between England and the Rest of the World in October 1963 which celebrated the centenary of The Football Association, and refereed the 1975 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final between Dynamo Kiev and Ferencváros.

Dániel Tőzsér

After one year with the club, Tőzsér moved to Hungarian club Ferencváros.

Tőzsér signed a professional contract with Ferencváros in what turned out to be a successful two years at the club.

Derry and District League

The League also sends youth teams to the Foyle Cup and in 2005 the under-16 team finished runners up in the competition, losing out to Ferencvaros.

Éva Farkas

1993. FISE, Ferencváros Cellar Exhibition
Csók István Gallery, Buda Castle Old Tower, Budapest
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Ferenc Weisz

Weisz, who was Jewish, played club football as a striker for Ferencváros and MTK, and also represented his country at international level, earning 17 caps between 1903 and 1917.

Flórián Albert, Jr.

Albert played professional club football in Hungary, Israel, and France for Ferencváros, Maccabi Petah Tikva, Red Star and BKV Előre SC.

Football Unites, Racism Divides

Mar 2008 – Somalian footballer Liban Abdi, a former FURD trainee makes a first-team debut for Sheffield United in a friendly against sister-club Ferencváros and scores the winner in a 1-0 win.

Frank Munro

He also chipped in with 18 goals in total, including scoring in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup semi final defeat of Ferencváros and played in the final, collecting another runners-up medal after a 2–3 aggregate defeat to Spurs.

Keith Gillespie

In the summer of 2009 he had a trial with Hungarian side Ferencváros and had been linked with a move to the IFA Premiership.


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