János Aknai Acht (1908–1992), also referred to as Eugène Acht or Paul Acht, was a Hungarian

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who played as a

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. At club level, he played for both

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungary, Hungarian professional association football, 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 ...

in his native country, for

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, and

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in France, and for

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in Spain. He represented the Hungary national team at international level.

Career

Aknai played 54 matches for

, winning the Mitropa Cup 1929 and the Coupe des Nations 1930. He then moved to France, first with

. He had a short spell with

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

, and came back to France where he played for

in 1935–36 (14 matches) and

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1908 births 1992 deaths Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Hungary men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players La Liga players Újpest FC players US Tourquennoise players Valencia CF players Red Star FC players Olympique de Marseille players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen USL Dunkerque managers {{Hungary-footy-goalkeeper-stub