János Aknai

János Aknai
Personal information
Full name	János Aknai Acht
Date of birth	1908
Place of birth	Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	1992
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1928–1933	Újpest
1933–1934	US Tourcoing
1934–1935	Valencia
1940–1942	Marseille
International career
1929–1932	Hungary
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

János Aknai Acht (1908–1992),^[1] 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,^[2] 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)^[3] and Olympique de Marseille.

^ "Aknai János". www.futball-adattar.hu. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Aknai (Acht) János". ujpestfan.extra.hu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
^ "LES JOUEURS DU RED STAR DE A à Z". AllezRedStar.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2008.

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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