Sándor Barcs (10 November 1912 – 7 January 2010) was a Hungarian journalist, politician, sports executive and amateur footballer.[1] He was the Acting President of UEFA between July 1972 and March 1973. In 2003, Sándor Dorogi, on behalf of the MTI news agency, presented him with the "Golden Ring" award, which met with a divided response in journalistic circles due to the honoree's not uncontroversial political past (he was, among other things, a presiding judge at the show trial and co-signer of the death sentence against László Rajk).[2]

Sándor Barcs
Member of the National Assembly
In office
16 September 1947 – 1 May 1990
Vice President of UEFA
In office
17 April 1962 – 7 July 1972
In office
15 March 1973 – 22 April 1978
Acting President of UEFA
In office
7 July 1972 – 15 March 1973
Preceded byGustav Wiederkehr
Succeeded byArtemio Franchi
Personal details
Born
Bartsch Sándor

(1912-11-10)10 November 1912
Szeged, Austria-Hungary
Died7 January 2010(2010-01-07) (aged 97)
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Political partyFKGP (1943–49)
MSZMP (1964–89)
Spouse(s)Molnár Mária (1945-?), Kenéz Márta (1962-?), Szabó Magdolna (1970-?)
Professionjournalist, politician, sports officer

References

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  1. ^ "Halálozás: elhunyt Barcs Sándor, volt FIFA-alelnök". Nemzeti Sport. 2010-01-08.
  2. ^ "DunaNovaPress". 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Gyula Prém
President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee
alongside Alajos Jámbor

1947–1948
Succeeded by
Gusztáv Sebes
Zsigmond Ábrai
Preceded by President of the Hungarian Football Federation
1950–1963
Succeeded by
Gyula Hegyi
Preceded by Acting President of UEFA
1972–1973
Succeeded by