[4][5] Iuliu Farkaș was born on 8 September 1923 in Petroșani, Romania, starting to play junior level football in 1930 at local club, Jiul.
[2] In 1941 he went to play for Hungarian side, Ferencvárosi where he made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 6 September 1942 when coach Lajos Dimény used him all the minutes in a 3–3 with Salgótarjáni BTC.
[2][4] His last Divizia A appearance took place on 13 March 1955 in a 0–0 with Locomotiva Constanța, having a total of 151 matches with 75 goals scored in the competition.
[2][5] Iuliu Farkaș played nine matches and scored six goals for Romania, making his debut on 30 September 1945 when coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan sent him on the field at half-time to replace Francisc Spielmann in a friendly which ended with a 7–2 loss in front of Hungary.
[8][9] He played four games at the 1947 Balkan Cup, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 away victory against Albania and one goal in a 3–1 home loss with Yugoslavia.