Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1943) facts for kids
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1943 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Apatin, Kingdom of Hungary | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 July 2020 (aged 76) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||
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| 1957–1962 | Újpesti Dózsa | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| 1967–1973 | Hungary | 37 | (2) | |||||||||||||
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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 was Hungarian footballer of the year in 1968 and 1971.
He won a gold medal in football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 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). 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.
