János Aknai Biography

Hungarian footballerThe native form of this personal name is Aknai János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

János Aknai Acht (1908–1992), also referred to as Eugène Acht or Paul Acht, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he played for both Újpest FC in his native country, for US Tourcoing, Red Star, and Marseille in France, and for Valencia in Spain. He represented the Hungary national team at international level.

Career

Aknai played 54 matches for Újpest FC, winning the Mitropa Cup 1929 and the Coupe des Nations 1930. He then moved to France, first with US Tourcoing.

He had a short spell with Valencia CF, and came back to France where he played for Red Star in 1935–36 (14 matches) and Olympique de Marseille.

References

External links

• Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN:2-7384-6608-7.
• La Liga player stats
• Profile at om1899