Károly Fogl 1895 – 1969

Biography

Károly Fogl was born on January 19, 1895, in Újpest, a vibrant district of Budapest that would become known for its sporting traditions. He came of age during a formative period in Hungarian athletics, when football was emerging as a beloved national pastime. His life spanned nearly three-quarters of a century, witnessing tremendous change in his homeland and the evolution of the sport he loved.

As a footballer, Fogl participated in Hungary’s early sporting culture, contributing to a nation that would eventually become recognized across Europe for its athletic achievements. Though details of his specific career remain limited, his presence in the historical record reflects his involvement in Hungarian football during its foundational years in the early twentieth century.

Fogl spent his later years in Budapest, the city of his birth region, where he lived until his death on January 12, 1969, just a week before his seventy-fourth birthday. He was laid to rest at Megyeri Cemetery in Budapest’s fourth district, where his memory remains among those who shaped Hungarian sporting heritage. His life represents a chapter in the nation’s footballing past, a legacy preserved for future generations to remember.