Lajos Szűcs (born 8 August 1973) is a Hungarian former professional

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who played as a

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. In his career, he played 307 matches in the Hungarian first division and scored five goals. He played three matches in the Bundesliga during

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's league-winning campaign of the 1997–98 season. He is widely criticised by fans of

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for leaving the club to play for

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, with whom Újpest's rivalry dates back to the 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian League title.

International career

Szűcs was born in

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. He made his first appearance in the Hungary national team against

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in 2002, then gained two more caps against

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(2004) and

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(2005). During the 1995–96 season, Szűcs was a member of the Hungary Olympic football team, which won qualification to the

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. Szűcs was left on the bench all three group games of Hungary. Hungary lost all of their three group matches on the Olympics, their opponent including future gold medal winners Nigeria, and Brazil.

Honours

1.FC Kaiserslautern *

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: 1997–98 Ferencváros * Nemzeti Bajnokság: 2001–02, 2003–04 *

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: 2002–03, 2003–04

References

External links

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Profile on HLSZ.hu
* * 1973 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Hungary Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Újpest FC players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Pápai FC footballers Dunaújváros FC players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Hungary-footy-goalkeeper-stub