Eugen Nagy (Naghi) (also known as Jenő Nagy; 16 April 1944 – 2006) was a
Romania
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n professional
footballer
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of
Hungarian ethnicity. He played as a
sweeper (libero) for teams such as
FC Bihor Oradea or Voința Oradea and after retirement worked as a football coach in the youth center of FC Bihor.
Club career
Nagy played initially as a midfielder and made his debut in the
Divizia A in 1964, for
FC Bihor Oradea (named at that time as Crișul Oradea). Subsequently he started to play as a defender, especially as a
sweeper (libero) and was for years one of the FC Bihor's captains and an important player.
Eugen Nagy played in approx. 270-280 matches (125 in the top-flight) for
FC Bihor Oradea and scored 1 goal. He achieved a semi-final of the
Romanian Cup
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during the
1975–76 season, best performance of the club in this competition.
Ne-a părăsit pentru totdeauna un jucător emblematic al FC Bihor
(An emblematic player of FC Bihor has left us forever). bihon.ro
Between 1977 and 1980, former captain of "the red and blues" played for the third tier club Voința Oradea, then retired in 1980, at 36 years. After retirement he worked as a coach in the youth center of FC Bihor.
Honours
Bihor Oradea
*Divizia B
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: 1970–71, 1974–75
References
External links
Eugen Nagy
at labtof.ro
1944 births
2006 deaths
Footballers from Oradea
Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
Romanian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Liga I players
Liga II players
Stăruința Oradea players
FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players
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