Ludovic Szakács

Ludovic Szakács (also known as Ludovic Szakács II; 30 October 1935 – 31 August 1998) was a Romanian professional footballer and manager of Hungarian ethnicity. He grew up in Șimleu Silvaniei, then moved to Progresul Oradea in 1964. After Progresul, he moved to Dinamo Brașov, then to Dinamo București, where he played only 6 matches. In the second part of his career, Szakács II played for Crișana Oradea, Crișul Oradea and Olimpia Oradea in over 200 matches at the level of Divizia A, Divizia B and Divizia C.^[1][2][3]

Ludovic Szakács

Ludovic Szakács in 1960
Personal information
Date of birth	(1935-10-30)30 October 1935
Place of birth	Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania
Date of death	31 August 1998(1998-08-31) (aged 62)
Place of death	Oradea, Romania
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Șimleu Silvaniei
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1955	Progresul Oradea	18	(3)
1956–1958	Dinamo Brașov	28	(2)
1958–1959	Dinamo București	6	(0)
1960–1963	Crișana Oradea	64	(0)
1963–1966	Crișul Oradea	70	(0)
1966–1969	Olimpia Oradea	68	(0)
Total		254	(5)
Managerial career
1974–1976	Voința Oradea (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:56, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

His brother, Iosif Szakács (also known as Iosif Szakács I) was also a footballer. Szakács brothers played together for Dinamo Orașul Stalin, Dinamo București, Crișana Oradea and Olimpia Oradea.^[4]

Ludovic Szakács II died in August 1998 and a moment of silence was held before the match between FC Bihor and Dacia Pitești.^[5]

Honours

Progresul Oradea

• Divizia B: 1955

Dinamo București

• Cupa României: 1959

Crișana Oradea

• Divizia B: 1961–62

Olimpia Oradea

• Divizia C: 1966–67