Árpád Szűcs

Árpád Szűcs (also known as Arpad Suciu; born 16 March 1943) is a Romanian former professional footballer of Hungarian ethnicity. Szűcs grew up in the youth academies of the historical local clubs Stăruința Oradea (named Metalul Oradea at that time) and Club Atletic Oradea (named CS Oradea at that time). He made its debut in the Divizia B for Crișana Oradea (former CS Oradea), in 1961, under the management of Ferenc Rónay, a legend of the Romanian and Hungarian football. One year later, young Szűcs also made its debut in the top-flight, for the same team, Crișana.[1]

Árpád Szűcs
Árpád Szűcs in 1968
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-03-16) 16 March 1943
Place of birth Oradea, Romania
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
1957–1958 Metalul Oradea
1958–1961 CS Oradea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Crișana Oradea 53 (8)
1963–1964 Flamura Roșie Oradea 26 (0)
1964–1973 Bihor Oradea 215 (25)
1973 Mureșul Deva 18 (0)
1974 Jiul Petroșani 14 (0)
1974–1980 Bihor Oradea 94 (6)
1978–1979 → Înfrățirea Oradea (loan)
Total 420 (39)
Teams managed
1996 Bihor Oradea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2020

Crișana Oradea 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).[1] In generally, Szűcs played for teams based in its hometown, except the 1973–74 season, season in which he played for Mureșul Deva and Jiul Petroșani, with Jiul also winning the 1973–74 Cupa României, Szűcs scoring the fourth goal of the final.[2]

Árpád Szűcs played in approx. 550 matches (first tier, second tier, cup and friendly matches) and scored 39 goals, from which 190 matches were in the top-flight, division in which he also scored 30 of his goals.[1]

Honours

Crișana Oradea

Bihor Oradea

Jiul Petroșani

References
  1. La o cafea cu un idol al tribunei oradene! (At a coffee with an idol of the Oradea tribune!). caoradea.ro (in Romanian)
  2. Jiul Petroșani în Cupa României 1974 (Jiul Petrosani in the 1974 Romanian Cup). gddhd.ro (in Romanian)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.