Máté Fenyvesi is a former 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

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During his club career he played for Kecskeméti Kinizsi

Kecskeméti TE

Kecskeméti TE is a club, most famous for its football team. It hails from the city of Kecskemét, Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary and is currently competing in the NB I, the top league of Hungarian football...

 for two years, and from 1953 to 1969 for Ferencvárosi TC. He earned 76 caps and scored 8 goals for the Hungary national football team

Hungary national football team

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 from 1954 to 1966, and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

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, the 1962 FIFA World Cup

1962 FIFA World Cup

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, the 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1966 FIFA World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

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. Following his retirement, he worked as a veterinarian, having earned an M.D. degree still while playing. Following the democratic changes in Hungary at the turn of 89/90, he became actively involved in politics and served as a Member of Parliament from 1990 to 2002, representing the Smallholders' Party