Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1943) explained

Lajos Szűcs
Birth Date:1943 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Apatin, Kingdom of Hungary
Death Place:Budapest, Hungary
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1957–1962
Youthclubs1:Újpesti Dózsa
Years1:1963–1966
Clubs1:Dorogi Bányász
Caps1:61
Goals1:7
Years2:1966–1969
Clubs2:Ferencváros
Caps2:102
Goals2:7
Years3:1971–1977
Clubs3:Honvéd
Caps3:180
Goals3:18
Years4:1977–1980
Clubs4:Vasas
Caps4:34
Goals4:0
Years5:1982
Clubs5:Hévíz FC
Nationalyears1:1967–1973
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:2

Lajos Szűcs (10 December 1943 – 12 July 2020) was a Hungarian football defender, who played for Dorog, Ferencváros, Budapest Honvéd FC and Vasas Izzó.

He won a gold medal in football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics,[1] and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team. He was Hungarian footballer of the year in 1968 and 1971.

Personal life

He was born in Apatin, Kingdom of Hungary (today in Serbia).[2] [3] He was married to Ildikó Pécsi, one of Hungary's best known and most popular actresses who also served as a Socialist member of the Hungarian Parliament from 1994 to 1998. He died on 12 July 2020 in Budapest at the age of 76.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Reference. Lajos Szűcs Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000029/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sz/lajos-szucs-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 October 2009.
  2. http://www.magyarfutball.hu/en/szemelyek/adatlap/992/szucs_lajos Lajos Szűcs
  3. http://www.national-soccer-teams.com/player/41989/Lajos_Szucs.html Lajos Szűcs
  4. News: Gyászol a Fradi család, elhunyt Szűcs Lajos . The Ferencváros family mourns, Lajos Szűcs died . . 12 July 2020 . 12 July 2020 . hu.