János Lukács

János Lukács (also known as Ioan Lucaci; 1 November 1946 – 6 March 2016[1]) was a Romanian professional footballer of Hungarian ethnicity. Lukács grew up in his hometown at the local side, Forestierul Tileagd, then in 1965 moved to Divizia A club Crișul Oradea, for which he made its debut in the top-flight.

János Lukács

János Lukács in 1975
Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-11-01)1 November 1946
Place of birth	Tileagd, Romania
Date of death	6 March 2016(2016-03-06) (aged 69)
Place of death	Oradea, Romania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1961–1964	Forestierul Tileagd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1965	Forestierul Tileagd
1965–1978	Bihor Oradea	280	(3)
Total		280	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2020

Lukács played in 145 top-flight matches and scored 3 goals in the "red-white-blues" kits of FC Bihor (as Crișul was renamed in 1972).[2] During the 1960s and 1970s, he was considered one of the most powerful defenders in the Romanian league and was part of the FC Bihor's golden team, together with players such as: Attila Kun, Árpád Szűcs, Paul Popovici, Cornel Georgescu, Nicolae Florescu, Alexandru Nagy, Cornel Lupău or Alexandru Gergely, among many others.