Lajos Szűcs (footballer, born 1943)

Lajos Szűcs
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-12-10)10 December 1943
Place of birth Apatin, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death 12 July 2020(2020-07-12) (aged 76)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1957–1962 Újpesti Dózsa
Senior career*
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
International career
1967–1973 Hungary 37 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's football
1968 Mexico CityTeam Competition
1972 MunichTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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.