Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1943)


Lajos Szűcs 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, and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team. He was Hungarian footballer of the year in 1976.

Personal life

He was born in Apatin, Kingdom of Hungary. 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.