Lajos Májer (14 August 1956 – 11 March 1998) was a Hungarian professional

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who played as a

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Career

Club career

He spent the majority of his career at Videoton, where he reached the

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International career

Májer was capped three times for

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. He made his national team debut on 17 April 1976 in a friendly against

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, a 0–0

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tie. His last cap came on 26 October 1979 in another friendly versus the

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loss.

Death

Májer, aged 41, died in a car accident on 11 March 1998.

References

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* 1956 births 1998 deaths People from Sárbogárd Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Fehérvár FC players Győri ETO FC players Hungary men's international footballers Road incident deaths in Hungary Footballers from Fejér County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-forward-stub