The 29-year-old right-back Patrick Farkas will switch from the Swiss first division club FC Luzern to TSV Hartberg in the winter transfer window and will sign a working paper until summer 2024.
The Burgenland from Oberwart is returning to his homeland. Farkas has enormous experience in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Eight years with SV Mattersburg and four seasons with series champion FC Red Bull Salzburg before jumping to Switzerland last summer.
Farkas has played 222 Bundesliga games. He scored 6 goals and 23 assists.
“Patrick Farkas is a player from the region who has his roots in Oberwart. Since he wanted to go back home, we didn’t hesitate and contacted him straight away. He’s an ideal match for TSV Hartberg. Patrick also has a lot of experience in the Austrian Bundesliga, which is very valuable to us. He was always a regular player and we are convinced that he can stabilize and help us defensively, but also offensively, “said chairman and managing director Erich Korherr in a broadcast.
Farkas also said about his return to Austria: “I am happy to be part of the Hartberg family. The environment here is very familiar and we have come to the point. The family is very important to me. I now have half a family Year behind me in Lucerne. A very significant time that wasn’t easy for me. Lots of lost games, injuries and no family there that stayed in Austria. “
Farkas continues: “I learned a lot in Switzerland, but then you don’t feel well and that’s why they are looking for solutions that Hartberg has now offered me. I’m very happy that it worked and that the transfer came about . I want to help the team with my experience, my age and the stations I’ve already had as a player. Now I’m looking forward to the preparation and the team. “
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