Lou Nagy

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Lou Nagy
Personal information
Full name Lajos Nagy
Date of birth (1960-05-09) May 9, 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1979 Laurentian University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979 Toronto Blizzard 0 (0)
1979 Hamilton Italo-Canadians
1980 Atlanta Chiefs 3 (0)
1980–1981 Denver Avalanche (indoor) 13 (6)
1981–1985 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 104 (36)
1986 Hamilton Steelers
1988 Hamilton Steelers 2 (0)
1995 Hamilton White Eagles
International career
1979 Canada U-20 3 (1)
Managerial career
1995 Hamilton White Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lajos "Lou" Nagy (born May 9, 1960) is a Canadian retired soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

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Career

In 1978, Nagy graduated from Cardinal Newman Secondary School. He attended Laurentian University, where he was a 1979 First Team All-Canadian soccer player. [1] In 1979, he signed with the Toronto Blizzard of the North American Soccer League. [2] He never cracked the first team before moving to the Atlanta Chiefs for the 1980 NASL season. [3] He also played in the National Soccer League in 1979 with Hamilton Italo-Canadians. [4] He saw time in a handful of games before moving indoors with the Denver Avalanche of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the fall of 1980. [5]

The Avalanche traded him to the Baltimore Blast during the season. The Blast released him in the spring of 1985. In 1986, he played for the Hamilton Steelers as they won the Canadian National Championship. [6] [3] HE played again in 1988. [7] In 1995, he returned to the Canadian National Soccer League to play with Hamilton White Eagles. [8]

In 2013, he was inducted into the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame. [9]

International career

In 1979, Nagy was a member of the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team which went 1-2-0 at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. [10] He played all three Canadian games in the tournament, scoring one goal.

Managerial career

In 1995, Nagy managed in the Canadian National Soccer League with Hamilton White Eagles, where he served as a player-coach. [11] He served as a head coach for Cardinal Newman Cardinals, and with Hamilton Greek Olympics. [11] He is currently the technical director for Ancaster Soccer Club. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ CIS Soccer Records: Men Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "NASL-Lou Nagy". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. 1 2 Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 223.
  4. ↑ Desilets, Peter (June 18, 1979). "Hamilton squad whips Cyclones". Sudbury Star . p. 10.
  5. ↑ "Lou Nagy Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. ↑ 86 STEELERS ENDED 66-YEAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHT
  7. ↑ "CSL 1991 Media Guide w 92 season info and all time records_HiQ.PDF".
  8. ↑ "Canadian National Soccer League 1993 to 1997" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  9. ↑ Newman, Mark (2013-04-08). "Still kicking at 62". HamiltonNews.com. Hamilton Mountain News. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  10. ↑ FIFA UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
  11. 1 2 3 "ASC Academy Coaches Bio". ancastersoccer.cansportlive2.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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