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Lajos Szűcs

1943 – 2020

Hungarian football player and coach

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About Lajos Szűcs

Lived 1943 – 2020 (aged 76). Lajos Szűcs was a Hungarian association football player, association football coach and film actor.

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 at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team. He was named 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.

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Important facts

Born
10 December 1943, Apatin
Birth century
20th century
Died
12 July 2020, Budapest
Occupation
Association football player, association football coach, film actor
Nationality
Hungary
Also known as
Lajos Szucs

People in Lajos Szűcs's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Ildikó Pécsi
Ildikó Pécsi
1940 – 2020
Politician
 Portrait of Personal
Personal
b. 1963
Computer scientist

Contemporaries

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1903 – 1994
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John Carew Eccles
1903 – 1997
Philosopher
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Kathleen Lonsdale
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Crystallographer

Frequently asked questions

Who was Lajos Szűcs?

Hungarian football player and coach (1943–2020)

When was Lajos Szűcs born?

Lajos Szűcs was born on 10 December 1943 in Apatin.

When did Lajos Szűcs die?

Lajos Szűcs died on 12 July 2020 in Budapest.

What was Lajos Szűcs's occupation?

Lajos Szűcs was an association football player, association football coach and film actor.

What nationality was Lajos Szűcs?

Lajos Szűcs was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lajos Szűcs

· Wikidata: Q937696

· DBpedia: Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1943)

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