Eugen Lakatos

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Eugen Lakatos (24 October 1912 – 18 February 1949) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career Lakatos was born on 24 October 1912 in Zichy, Austria-Hungary. After the game, the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper described him as "excelling in brutal play" but also noted that he "managed to stop any action of the Bucharest wingers". For the 1930–31 season he went to play for UD Reșița where under coach Ernest Loukota he helped them win the championship, scoring both goals of the 2–0 victory against Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu in the final.

Afterwards, Lakatos joined Ripensia Timișoara where his first Divizia A match for them took place on 11 September 1932 in a 3–2 away loss to CFR București. In the following season he helped the team reach the 1934 Cupa României final, playing in their first victory over "U" Cluj, winning the cup. In the 1934–35 season he won another title, coaches Josef Uridil and Rudolf Wetzer giving him 19 appearances, also the team reached the Cupa României final where he played the entire match in the 6–5 loss to CFR București. Next season, Lakatos helped Ripensia win The Double, netting two goals in the 18 appearances given to him by coaches Wetzer and Konrád, and he played in the 5–1 win over Unirea Tricolor București in the Cupa României final. In the following Cupa României edition, the team reached another final, but he did not play in the 5–1 loss to Rapid București.

Afterwards he went to play for Tricolor Ploiești during the 1937–38 Divizia B season, helping them get promoted to the first league by the end of it.

International career Lakatos made six appearances for Romania, making his debut on 2 October 1932 under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a 5–0 friendly loss to Poland. He played in three victories against Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia in the conquest of the 1933 Balkan Cup. Lakatos also played in a 5–1 win over rivals Hungary in the 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs which was another tournament won by Romania. His last match for the national team was a 2–2 draw against Switzerland in the 1934 World Cup qualifiers.

Death Lakatos died on 18 February 1949 at age 36 in Timișoara.

Honours Chinezul Timișoara Divizia A: 1925–26, 1926–27 UD Reșița Divizia A: 1930–31 Ripensia Timișoara Divizia A: 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, runner-up 1933–34 Cupa României: 1933–34, 1935–36, runner-up 1934–35, 1936–37 Tricolor Ploiești Divizia B: 1937–38 Romania Balkan Cup: 1933 Central European International Cup: 1931–34