István Lukács, known in French as Étienne Lukacs, (14 October 1912 – 1960) was a Hungarian professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker. Lukács played in Hungary for
Újpest FC
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and in France for
FC Sète
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,
Olympique Lillois
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Honours
Championnat de France
*Champion: 1914, 1933
*Runner-up: 1936
Events Jan ...
,
Saint-Étienne
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between 1933 and 1937, and was the
Ligue 1 topscorer in the 1933–34 season, scoring 28 goals. Lukács later played in Switzerland for
Lausanne Sports
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.
References
* Marc Barreaud, ''Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997)'', l'Harmattan, 1997.
1912 births
1960 deaths
Men's association football forwards
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Újpest FC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
AS Saint-Étienne players
FC Sète 34 players
Olympique Lillois players
FC Lausanne-Sport players
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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