Ferenc Bene
Forward, Football player
1944 – 2006
Who was Ferenc Bene?
Ferenc Bene was a Hungarian football player of Újpesti Dózsa, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the top scorer of the tournament.
Bene was born in Balatonújlak. He played his first international match against Yugoslavia on 14 October 1962, and his last against Czechoslovakia on 12 September 1979. He obtained 76 caps and scored 36 goals. He was bronze medallist at the European Championship of 1964, and a quarter-finalist at the World Cup of 1966. Bene was named Footballer of the Year in 1969. He died in Budapest, after a lengthy treatment following a fall at the end of 2005. His son Ferenc Bene jr. is also a former player, currently working as a coach
He played for the following teams:
Újpesti Dózsa
Volán FC
Sepsi-78, Finland
Soroksári VOSE
Kecskeméti SC
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1944
Balatonújlak - Nationality
- Hungary
- Lived in
- Balatonújlak
- Died
- Feb 27, 2006
Budapest
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on July 23, 2013
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