János Lukács (also known as Ioan Lucaci; 1 November 1946 – 6 March 2016) was a

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n professional

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of Hungarian ethnicity. Lukács grew up in his hometown at the local side, Forestierul Tileagd, then in 1965 moved to Divizia A club Crișul Oradea, for which he made its debut in the top-flight. Lukács played in 145 top-flight matches and scored 3 goals in the "red-white-blues" kits of FC Bihor (as Crișul was renamed in 1972).Istoricul clubului
(Club's history). fcbihor.ro During the 1960s and 1970s, he was considered one of the most powerful defenders in the

n league and was part of the FC Bihor's golden team, together with players such as: Attila Kun,

Árpád Szűcs Árpád Szűcs (also known as Arpad Suciu; born 16 March 1943) is a Romanian former professional footballer of Hungarian ethnicity. Szűcs grew up in the youth academies of the historical local clubs Stăruința Oradea (named Metalul Oradea at ...

, Paul Popovici, Cornel Georgescu, Nicolae Florescu, Alexandru Nagy, Cornel Lupău or Alexandru Gergely, among many others.

Honours

Bihor Oradea *

Divizia B The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting c ...

: 1970–71, 1974–75

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János Lukács
at labtof.ro 1946 births 2016 deaths People from Bihor County Romanian footballers Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players FC Bihor Oradea players {{Romania-footy-defender-stub