Árpád Szűcs Explained

Árpád Szűcs
Birth Date:1943 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Oradea, Romania
Height:1.710NaN0
Position:Right winger
Youthyears1:1957–1958
Youthclubs1:Metalul Oradea
Youthyears2:1958–1961
Youthclubs2:CS Oradea
Years1:1961–1963
Caps1:53
Goals1:8
Years2:1963–1964
Clubs2:Flamura Roșie Oradea
Caps2:26
Goals2:0
Years3:1964–1973
Caps3:215
Goals3:25
Years4:1973
Clubs4:Mureșul Deva
Caps4:18
Goals4:0
Years5:1974
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:1974–1980
Caps6:94
Goals6:6
Years7:1978–1979
Clubs7:→ Înfrățirea Oradea (loan)
Totalcaps:420
Totalgoals:39
Manageryears1:1996
Managerclubs1:Bihor Oradea
Pcupdate:2 July 2020

Árpád Szűcs (also known as Arpad Suciu; born 16 March 1943) is a Romanian former professional footballer of Hungarian ethnicity. Szűcs grew up in the youth academies of the historical local clubs Stăruința Oradea (named Metalul Oradea at that time) and Club Atletic Oradea (named CS Oradea at that time). He made his debut in the Divizia B for Crișana Oradea (former CS Oradea), in 1961, under the management of Ferenc Rónay, a legend of the Romanian and Hungarian football. One year later, young Szűcs also made his debut in the top-flight, for the same team, Crișana.[1]

Crișana Oradea was dissolved in 1963 and Árpád Szűcs moved to second-tier club Flamura Roșie Oradea, then in 1964 signed a contract with the best ranked team from the city, Crișul Oradea. He played for 15 years and in more than 300 matches for FC Bihor Oradea (Crișul was renamed as FC Bihor in 1972).[1] In generally, Szűcs played for teams based in his hometown, except the 1973–74 season, season in which he played for Mureșul Deva and Jiul Petroșani, with Jiul also winning the 1973–74 Cupa României, Szűcs scoring the fourth goal of the final.[2]

Árpád Szűcs played in approx. 550 matches (first tier, second tier, cup and friendly matches) and scored 39 goals, from which 190 matches were in the top-flight, division in which he also scored 30 of his goals.[1]

Honours

Crișana Oradea

1961–62

Bihor Oradea

1970–71, 1974–75

Jiul Petroșani

1973–74

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Notes and References

  1. https://caoradea.ro/?p=4200 La o cafea cu un idol al tribunei oradene!
  2. https://gddhd.ro/lifestyle/jiul-petrosani-in-cupa-romaniei-1974/ Jiul Petroșani în Cupa României 1974