József Fogl, also known as József Fogoly, József Újpesti and Fogl III (14 August 1897 – 6 February 1971) was a Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who played for Újpest FC

Újpest FC

Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...

, as well as representing the Hungarian national football team.

Fogl was born in Újpest

Újpest

Újpest may refer to:*Újpest, a district of Budapest, Hungary.*Újpest FC, a football team based in Újpest....

, Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary

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 . Between 1920 and 1930 he played 37 games for the Hungarian national team

Hungary national football team

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 as a left defender. Together with his older brother, Károly Fogl II

Károly Fogl

Károly Fogl, also known as Károly Fogoly, "Károly Újpesti" and "Fogl II" was a Hungarian footballer who played for Újpest FC, as well as representing the Hungarian national football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics.Fogl was born in Újpest, Budapest, Hungary...

, the two Fogls formed the legendary "Fogl-gate" (Fogl-gát in Hungarian

Hungarian language

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), an extremely powerful and tough defending formation for more than a decade.

Fogl III won the 1929 Mitropa Cup

Mitropa Cup

The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides...

 and the 1930 Coupe des Nations

Coupe des Nations 1930

Coupe des Nations 1930 was a football tournament in the summer of 1930 in Geneva, Switzerland, organized by local club Servette FC. Servette had just won the Swiss championship, and organized this event as a counterpoint to the first World Cup held at the same time in Uruguay, to which only few...

 as well as the 1929-30

Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1929-30

-Final standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-External links:*...

 and 1930-31

Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1930-31

-Final standings:P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points-External links:*...

 season with Újpest

Újpest FC

Újpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...

, being the captain of the team on all occasions. He died in Budapest on 6 February 1971.