Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1943)

Lajos Szűcs
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-12-10) 10 December 1943
Place of birth Apatin, Hungary (present Serbia)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1957–1962 Újpesti Dózsa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1966 Dorogi Bányász 61 (7)
1966–1969 Ferencváros 102 (7)
1971–1977 Honvéd 180 (18)
1977–1980 Vasas 34 (0)
1982 Hévíz FC
National team
1967–1973 Hungary 37 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2014.


Olympic medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's football
1968 Mexico City Team Competition
1972 Munich Team Competition

Lajos Szűcs (born 10 December 1943) was a Hungarian football striker, who played for Dorog, Ferencváros, Budapest Honvéd FC and Vasas Izzó. He was Hungarian footballer of the year in 1976.

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 1976.

He was born in Apatin,[2] nowadays Serbia,[3] during the period Hungary had occupied the region during World War II. He is 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.

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Lajos Szűcs Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. ↑ Lajos Szűcs at magyarfutball.hu
  3. ↑ Lajos Szűcs at National-Football-Teams.com
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