Eugen Lakatos

Eugen Lakatos (24 October 1912 - 18 February 1949) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[2][3][4][5][6]

Eugen Lakatos

Personal information
Date of birth	(1912-10-24)24 October 1912[1]
Place of birth	Zichy, Austria-Hungary[2]
Date of death	18 February 1949(1949-02-18) (aged 36)
Place of death	Timișoara, Romania[3]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1930	Chinezul Timișoara[lower-alpha 1]	19	(0)
1930–1931	UD Reșița
1932–1937	Ripensia Timișoara	70	(6)
1937–1938	Tricolor Ploiești
1938–1943	UD Reșița
Total		89	(6)
National team
1932–1933	Romania	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Eugen Lakatos made six appearances at international level for Romania, making his debut in a friendly against Poland which ended with a 5–0 loss.[7][8] Lakatos played three games at the 1933 Balkan Cup and one game at the 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs, both tournaments being won by Romania.[7] He also played one game against Switzerland, which ended 2–2 at the 1934 World Cup qualifiers.[7][9]

Honours

Chinezul Timișoara

• Divizia A: 1925–26, 1926–27[10]

UD Reșița

• Divizia A: 1930–31[10]

Ripensia Timișoara

• Divizia A: 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36[10]
• Cupa României: 1933–34, 1935–36, runner-up 1934–35, 1936–37[11][12][13]

Tricolor Ploiești

• Divizia B: 1937–38[1]

Romania

• Balkan Cup: 1933[7][14]
• Central European International Cup: 1931–34[7][15]

Notes

1. Only the statistics for the 1925–26 and 1926–27 Divizia A seasons are available.[1]

References

1. Eugen Lakatos at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
2. "Fotbaliști care au evoluat sub tricolor, dar s-au născut în afara granițelor României" [Footballers who evolved under the tricolor, but were born outside the borders of Romania] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
3. "Eugen Lakatos, ripensistul care a murit prea devreme" [Eugen Lakatos, the Ripensia player who died too soon] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
4. "Reșița fotbalistică, uriașul rezrvor de talente a secat" [Reșița's football network, the huge talent pool has dried up] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
5. Eugen Lakatos at National-Football-Teams.com
6. Eugen Lakatos at WorldFootball.net
7. "Eugen Lakatos". European Football. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
8. "Romania - Poland 0:5". European Football. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
9. "Switzerland - Romania 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
10. "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
11. "Romanian Cup - 1933-1934". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
12. "Romanian Cup - 1934-1935". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
13. "Romanian Cup - 1935-1936". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
14. "Balkan Cup 1933". European Football. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
15. "1931-1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs". European Football. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

External links

• Eugen Lakatos at Labtof.ro