Andrea Farkas (born 1 September 1969)[1] is a former Hungarian international team handball goalkeeper who currently works as goalkeeping coach for Dunaújvárosi NKS. Among her achievements with the national team is an Olympic bronze medal from 1996 and an Olympic silver medal from 2000.[1] As a club player her career includes victory in the EHF Champions League, as well as several national championships.
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| Full name | Andrea Farkas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 September 1969 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club |
Dunaújvárosi NKS (goalkeeping coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
–1989 | Lőrinci Fonó | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1993 | Budapesti Spartacus SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1997 | Ferencvárosi TC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Dunaferr SE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Metz Handball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Alcoa FKC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Vasas SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | RK Krim Ljubljana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Győri ETO KC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Roude Léiw Bascharage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–2001 | Hungary | 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editFarkas debuted in the Hungarian national team in 1993[2] and played on her first major tournament two years later, winning the silver medal on the World Championship. This was followed by two bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta[3] and the 1998 European Championship in the Netherlands. She crowned her international career with a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4]
At club level, Farkas achieved her best results with Ferencvárosi TC and Dunaferr SE, winning a combined six Hungarian championship and seven Hungarian cup titles. She was also member of the Dunaferr golden team that won both the EHF Cup and the EHF Championship League in 1998 and 1999, respectively.
Later she moved abroad to play for French side Metz Handball (2000–2002) and Slovenian top club RK Krim Ljubljana (2004–2005). Following her spell at Krim, Farkas gave up professional handball and joined Vasas SC as goalkeeping coach. However, after a serious knee ligament injury of Győri ETO KC's first choice goalkeeper Orsolya Herr just before the 2006 EHF Cup Winners' Cup finals, she was reactivated and signed by the Western Hungarian team for the decisive two matches.[5] Győr eventually lost the duel with an aggregate score of 51–48 and Farkas resumed to her coaching duties.
During her time at Vasas, Farkas coached among others Žaneta Tóthová, who became the best sportswoman in Slovakia during this period, and Ágnes Triffa, who was given the Hungarian Junior Handball of the Year award in 2005 and made her full international debut in 2006. Farkas later had spells at Százhalombattai KE and Hort SE, and also worked for the Hungarian national team in younger age categories.[6]
Somewhat of a surprise, in January 2010, the then-40-year-old goalkeeper have decided to return to the field and signed a short-term deal with Luxembourgian club Roude Léiw Bascharage until the end of the season.[7]
Since 2011 she serves as the goalkeeping coach of Dunaújvárosi NKS and also works with youngsters on the club's newly founded handball academy.[8]
Achievements
edit- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winner: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Magyar Kupa:
- Winner: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- French Championship:
- Winner: 2002
- Slovenian Championship:
- Winner: 2005
- Slovenian Cup:
- Winner: 2005
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 1999
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 1998
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Finalist: 1994, 2006
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- Winner: 1999
Awards and recognition
edit- Silver Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary: 1999
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary:2000 [9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Andrea Farkas Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ "Múltidéző – Farkas Andrea" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sportszövetség. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball" Archived 8 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
- ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 February 2008)
- ^ "Vasas-kapusedzőt igazolhatnak a Győr kézisei" (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Életrajzom" (in Hungarian). Andrea Farkas Official Website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Farkas Andrea is visszatért" (in Hungarian). Handball.hu. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "A bennmaradás a cél a Dunaújvárosnál" (in Hungarian). Handball.hu. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Az államfő kitüntette az olimpia hőseit" (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 14 October 2000. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.