Árpád Szűcs (also known as Arpad Suciu; born 16 March 1943) is a

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n former professional

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of Hungarian ethnicity. Szűcs grew up in the youth academies of the historical local clubs Stăruința Oradea (named Metalul Oradea at that time) and

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(named CS Oradea at that time). He made his debut in the

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for Crișana Oradea (former CS Oradea), in 1961, under the management of Ferenc Rónay, a legend of the

n and Hungarian football. One year later, young Szűcs also made his debut in the top-flight, for the same team, Crișana.La o cafea cu un idol al tribunei oradene!
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was dissolved in 1963 and Árpád Szűcs moved to second-tier club Flamura Roșie Oradea, then in 1964 signed a contract with the best ranked team from the city, Crișul Oradea. He played for 15 years and in more than 300 matches for FC Bihor Oradea (Crișul was renamed as FC Bihor in 1972). In generally, Szűcs played for teams based in his hometown, except the 1973–74 season, season in which he played for

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and

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, with Jiul also winning the 1973–74 Cupa României, Szűcs scoring the fourth goal of the final. Árpád Szűcs played in approx. 550 matches (first tier, second tier, cup and friendly matches) and scored 44 goals, from which 190 matches were in the top-flight, division in which he also scored 30 of his goals.

Honours

Crișana Oradea *

: 1961–62 Bihor Oradea *

: 1970–71, 1974–75 Jiul Petroșani *

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: 1973–74

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Árpád Szűcs
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Arpad Suciu
at labtof.ro 1943 births Living people Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Footballers from Oradea Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players Stăruința Oradea players Club Atletic Oradea players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players CSM Deva players CSM Jiul Petroșani players AS Înfrățirea Oradea players 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub