Pavol Farkaš
Personal information
Full name Pavol Farkaš
Date of birth (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985
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

Pavol Farkaš (born 27 March 1985) is a former Slovak professional footballer who currently plays in lower leagues as a centre back.

Career

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]

Post-retirement

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2014
Club statistics
SeasonClubLeagueLeagueCupEurope Total
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
2005–06 Nitra Slovak Super Liga 2506000310
2006–07 3121040362
2007–08 30000030
2007–08 Artmedia 1704040250
2008-09 1401051201
2008–09 Vaslui Liga I 1622000182
2009–10 1402020180
2010–11 1000010110
2011–12 19030100320
2012–13 Chievo Verona Serie A 4010—50
2013–14 Ternana (loan) Serie B 28111—292
2014–15 Gabala Azerbaijan Premier League 1311100142
Total Slovakia 9021201311153
Romania 59270130792
Italy 32121-342
Azerbaijan 1311100142
Career total 19462222612429

Career honours

Petržalka
Vaslui

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Pavol Farkaš new player Chievo Verona Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 03.07.2012, profutbal.sk
  3. ↑ "Pavol Farkas was loaned to Ternana Calcio". HMP Sport Management. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Pavol Farkas in Gabala". gabalafc.az. Gabala FK. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "New footballers for Gabala". www.gabalafc.az/. Gabala FC. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Νέο... χτύπημα με Φάρκας". www.gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Πήρε Φάρκας η Ξάνθη". www.sportday.gr. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ενίσχυση στην άμυνα με Φάρκας για την Ξάνθη". www.soccerplus.gr. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Τέλειωσε του Φάρκας στην ΑΕΛ". www.sport24.gr. 14 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Επεισοδιακή ισοπαλία στο ΑΕΛ-Ηρακλής! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  11. ↑ Τεράστια ανάσα για την ΑΕΛ! (in Greek). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  12. ↑ "Ανανέωσε ο Φάρκας". www.sport24.gr. 13 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Αντίο" με αποθέωση στον Φάρκας από την ΑΕΛ! (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  14. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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