Ferenc Puskás
Football, Football player
1927 – 2006
Who was Ferenc Puskás?
Ferenc Puskás was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. He became Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the 1954 World Cup where he was named the tournament's best player. He won three European Cups, 10 national championships and 8 top individual scoring honors.
Puskás started his career in Hungary playing for Kispest and Budapest Honvéd. He was top scorer in the Hungarian League on four occasions, and in 1948, he was the top goal scorer in Europe. During the 1950s, he was both a prominent member and captain of the Hungarian national team, known as the Mighty Magyars. In 1958, two years after the Hungarian Revolution, he emigrated to Spain where he played for Real Madrid.
While playing with Real Madrid, Puskás won four Pichichis and scored seven goals in two European Champions Cup finals. In 1995, he was recognized as the top scorer of the 20th century by the IFFHS.
After retiring as a player, he became a coach.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1927
Budapest - Also known as
- Ferenc Puskas
- Parents
- Spouses
- Erzsébet Hunyadvári
( - 2006/11/17)
- Erzsébet Hunyadvári
- Children
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Spain
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Profession
- Lived in
- Budapest
- Died
- Nov 17, 2006
Budapest
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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