Lou Nagy

Who is Lou Nagy?

Lajos “Lou” Nagy is a retired Canadian soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

In 1978, Nagy graduated from Cardinal Newman High School. He attended Laurentian University where he was a 1979 First Team All Canadian soccer player.

In 1979, Nagy signed with the Toronto Blizzard of the North American Soccer League. He never cracked the first team before moving to the Atlanta Chiefs for the 1980 NASL season. 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. 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.

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. He played all three Canadian games in the tournament, scoring one goal.