Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 March 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Date of death | 6 January 1999 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1971 | Budapest Honvéd FC | 320 | (244) |
National team | |||
1955–1971 | Hungary | 72 | (51) |
Teams managed | |||
1976–1982 | Budapest Honvéd FC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Lajos Tichy (21 March 1935 – 6 January 1999) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for the club Budapest Honvéd FC, scoring 247 goals in 320 league games. He also scored 51 goals in 72 internationals for the Hungary national football team, including four in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and three in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He later became coach of the Honved youth team and from 1976 to 1982 he coached the first team, helping them win their first Hungarian championship in 25 years in 1980. The "Nation's Bomber" died in 1999 aged 63.