Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás in 1971 as coach of Panathinaikos F.C.
Personal information
Full name	Ferenc Purczeld Biró
Date of birth	(1927-04-02)2 April 1927
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death	17 November 2006(2006-11-17) (aged 79)
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943–1955	Budapest Honvéd	341	(352)
1958–1966	Real Madrid	180	(156)
Total		521	(508)
National team
1945–1956	Hungary	85	(84)
1961–1962	Spain	4	(0)
Teams managed
1967	San Francisco Golden Gate Gales
1968	Vancouver Royals
1968–1969	Deportivo Alavés
1970–1974	Panathinaikos
1975	Real Murcia
1975–1976	Colo-Colo
1976–1977	Saudi Arabia
1978–1979	AEK Athens
1979–1982	Al-Masry
1985–1986	Sol de América
1986–1989	Cerro Porteño
1989–1992	South Melbourne Hellas
1993	Hungary
Honours Men's football Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ferenc Puskás (/ˈpʊʃkəs/; Hungarian: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ], born Ferenc Purczeld; 2 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. A prolific forward, he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. Puskás's Hungary career is often said to be 83 goals in 84 games - the extra game and goal was from a match vs Lebanon that was played in 1956, however it was only recognised as an official game by the Hungarian FA in May 2002. He became an 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 (1959, 1960, 1966), 10 national championships (5 Hungarian & 5 Spanish Primera División) and 8 top individual scoring honors.

Puskás started his career in Hungary playing for Kispest and Budapest Honvéd. He was the 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.