Alexandru Nagy (Hungarian: Nagy Sándor, 28 October 1946 – 1994) was a

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n professional

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of Hungarian ethnicity. Nagy grew up in the youth academies of

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and Crișul Oradea, making its debut in the top-flight for Crișul, in 1965. He played in 83 matches for Crișul (52 in the

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), then in 1972 moved to

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, where also arrived his former teammate,

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(via

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). Jiul won 1974 Cupa României with Nagy as an essential player, together with other important names of the

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, Adalbert Rozsnyai or

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. Nagy would play with Jiul the only two european matches in the history of the club, a two-legged encounter against

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, during the

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season.Jiul 2 Dundee Utd 0 Cup Winners' Cup (1st Round 2nd Leg)
arabarchive.co.uk In 1975, Nagy moved back to Crișul Oradea, now renamed as

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, where he spent two more seasons in the top-flight, playing in 54 matches. Nagy retired in 1977, after 13 seasons of football, 174 matches in the top-flight and 8 goals.

Honours

Crișul Oradea *

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: 1970–71 Jiul Petroșani *

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: 1973–74

References

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Alexandru Nagy
at labtof.ro
Alexandru Nagy
at uefa.com 1946 births 1994 deaths Footballers from Oradea Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players Club Atletic Oradea players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players CSM Jiul Petroșani players 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub