Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1973)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lajos Szűcs

| image = Szűcs Lajos.jpg

| caption = Szűcs in 2009

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|08|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary

| height = 1.93 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1993–1997 | clubs1 = Újpest | caps1 = 92 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1993-1994 | clubs2 = → Tiszakécske FC (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1997–1999 | clubs3 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1999–2006 | clubs4 = Ferencváros | caps4 = 200 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2000 | clubs5 = → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2006–2015 | clubs6 = Pápa | caps6 = 273 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015-2016 | clubs7 = Dunaújváros | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016 | clubs8 = Rákosmenti KSK | caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 0

| totalcaps = 590

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2005 | nationalteam1 = Hungary | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Lajos Szűcs (born 8 August 1973) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In his career, he played 307 matches in the Hungarian first division and scored five goals. He played three matches in the Bundesliga during 1. FC Kaiserslautern's league-winning campaign of the 1997–98 season.

He is widely criticised by fans of Újpest FC for leaving the club to play for Ferencváros, with whom Újpest's rivalry dates back to the 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian League title.{{cite web | url = http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20041018vlaszak.html | title = Vlaszák nem akarta hergelni a fradistákat | language = Hungarian | publisher = origo.hu | date = 18 October 2004 | accessdate = 18 May 2013}}{{cite web | url = http://www.pepsifoci.hu/node/40613 | title = Szenzáció Újpesten: 3-0-ra kikaptak a lilák Véberéktől! | language = Hungarian | publisher = pepsifoci.hu | accessdate = 18 May 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101121021212/http://www.pepsifoci.hu/node/40613 | archivedate = 21 November 2010 | df = dmy-all }}

International career

Szűcs was born in Budapest. He made his first appearance in the Hungary national team against Moldova in 2002, then gained two more caps against Japan (2004) and Saudi Arabia (2005).{{Cite web|title=Magyarvalogatott.hu › A magyar labdarúgó válogatott statisztikái|url=http://magyarvalogatott.hu/jatekosok/szucs-lajos-1973|access-date=31 August 2021|website=magyarvalogatott.hu}}

During the 1995–96 season, Szűcs was a member of the Hungary Olympic football team, which won qualification to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Szűcs was left on the bench all three group games of Hungary.{{Cite web|last=Magyarfutball.hu|title=Nigériai olimpiai válogatott - Magyar olimpiai válogatott 1 : 0, 1996.07.22. (képek, adatok) • Olimpia 1996, olimpiai válogatott mérkőzés • Magyarfutball.hu|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozesek/1996-07-22/nigeria-magyarorszag|access-date=31 August 2021|website=www.magyarfutball.hu|date=22 July 1996 |language=hu}}{{Cite web|last=Magyarfutball.hu|title=Brazil olimpiai válogatott - Magyar olimpiai válogatott 3 : 1, 1996.07.24. (képek, adatok) • Olimpia 1996, olimpiai válogatott mérkőzés • Magyarfutball.hu|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozesek/1996-07-24/brazilia-magyarorszag|access-date=31 August 2021|website=www.magyarfutball.hu|date=24 July 1996 |language=hu}}{{Cite web|last=Magyarfutball.hu|title=Japán olimpiai válogatott - Magyar olimpiai válogatott 3 : 2, 1996.07.26. (képek, adatok) • Olimpia 1996, olimpiai válogatott mérkőzés • Magyarfutball.hu|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozesek/1996-07-26/japan-magyarorszag|access-date=31 August 2021|website=www.magyarfutball.hu|date=26 July 1996 |language=hu}} Hungary lost all of their three group matches on the Olympics, their opponent including future gold medal winners Nigeria,{{Cite news|title=How Nigeria created Olympic history|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36963070|access-date=2021-09-01}} and Brazil.

Honours

1.FC Kaiserslautern

Bundesliga: 1997–98

Ferencváros

References

External links

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Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Budapest

Category:Hungarian men's footballers

Category:Hungary men's international footballers

Category:Olympic footballers for Hungary

Category:Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category:Hungary men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Men's association football goalkeepers

Category:Bundesliga players

Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players

Category:Újpest FC players