Alexandru Nagy

Alexandru Nagy (born 28 October 1946 – unknown) was a Romanian professional footballer of Hungarian ethnicity. Nagy grew up in the youth academies of Crișana Oradea and Crișul Oradea, making its debut in the top-flight for Crișul, in 1965.[1] He played in approx. 133 matches for Crișul (64 in the Divizia A), then in 1972 moved to Jiul Petroșani, where also arrived his former teammate, Árpád Szűcs (via Mureșul Deva).[2]

Alexandru Nagy
Alexandru Nagy in 1975
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-10-28)28 October 1946
Place of birth Oradea, Romania
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Oradea, Romania
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1961–1963 Crișana Oradea
1963–1964 Crișul Oradea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1972 Crișul Oradea 133 (3)
1972–1975 Jiul Petroșani 68 (4)
1975–1977 Bihor Oradea 60 (2)
Total 261 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2020

Jiul won 1974 Cupa României with Nagy as an essential player, together with other important names of the Romanian football, such as Petre Libardi, Árpád Szűcs, Gheorghe Mulțescu, Adalbert Rozsnyai or Mihai Stoichiță.[3] Nagy would play with Jiul the only two european matches in the history of the club, a two-legged encounter against Dundee United, during the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup season.[4]

In 1975, Nagy moved back to Crișul Oradea, now renamed as FC Bihor Oradea, where he spent two more seasons in the top-flight, playing in approx. 60 matches. Nagy retired in 1977, after 13 seasons of football, 192 matches in the top-flight and 9 goals.

Honours

Bihor Oradea

Jiul Petroșani

References
  1. Iosif Buda, o legenda vie a FC Bihor (Iosif Buda, a legend of FC Bihor). bihon.ro (in Romanian)
  2. Cronica sentimentală. A fost o vreme când, la Deva, MUREȘUL era…. și FOTBAL! (The sentimental chronicle. There was a time when, in Deva, MUREȘUL was…also FOOTBALL!). zhd.ro (in Romanian)
  3. FOTBAL/CUPA ROMÂNIEI/REMEMBER/Cupa României a fost odată în „alb şi negru” (FOOTBALL / ROMANIAN CUP / REMEMBER / The Romanian Cup was once in "black and white"). zhd.ro (in Romanian)
  4. Jiul 2 Dundee Utd 0 Cup Winners' Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg). arabarchive.co.uk (in Romanian)
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