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Hungarian journalist and politician (1912–2010)

Sándor Barcs
Member of the National Assembly
In office16 September 1947 – 1 May 1990
Vice President of UEFA
In office17 April 1962 – 7 July 1972
In office15 March 1973 – 22 April 1978
Acting President of UEFA
In office7 July 1972 – 15 March 1973
Preceded by Gustav Wiederkehr
Succeeded by Artemio Franchi
Personal details
Born Bartsch Sándor(1912-11-10)10 November 1912Szeged, Austria-Hungary
Died 7 January 2010(2010-01-07) (aged 97)Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Political party FKGP (1943–49)MSZMP (1964–89)
Spouse(s) Molnár Mária (1945-?), Kenéz Márta (1962-?), Szabó Magdolna (1970-?)
Profession journalist, politician, sports officer

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]

  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 byGyula Prém President of the Hungarian Olympic Committeealongside Alajos Jámbor 1947–1948 Succeeded byGusztáv SebesZsigmond Ábrai
Preceded byIstván Ries President of the Hungarian Football Federation 1950–1963 Succeeded byGyula Hegyi
Preceded byGustav Wiederkehr Acting President of UEFA 1972–1973 Succeeded byArtemio Franchi