György Szűcs (23 April 1912, in

Szombathely Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...

– 10 December 1991, in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

) was a Hungarian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played for

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in 1905 and has been relegat ...

, as well as representing the

Hungarian national football team The Hungary national football team ( hu, magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 appe ...

at the

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

and the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...

. He went on to coach

Salgótarjáni BTC Salgótarjáni Barátok Torna Club is a Hungarian football club from the town of Salgótarján. History Salgótarjáni Barátok Torna Club debuted in the 1935–36 season of the Hungarian League and finished third. Name Changes *1920–192 ...

, SZEAC and Tatabányai Bányász.

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* Sportspeople from Szombathely Hungarian footballers Hungarian football managers Hungarian expatriate football managers Hungary international footballers Újpest FC players 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players 1912 births 1991 deaths Debreceni VSC managers FC Tatabánya managers Association football midfielders Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Iran national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Iran {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub