Ferenc Puskás

Hungarian association football player (1927–2006)

Ferenc Puskás (2 April 1927 - 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian football striker, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He played for Hungary national team and Spain national team. He died of pneumonia at the age of 79.

Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás in 1971
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
Position(s) Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943-1955
1958-1966
Kispest / Budapest Honvéd
Real Madrid
National team
1945-1956
1961-1962
Hungary
Spain
Teams managed
1967
1967
1968
1968-1969
1970-1974
1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
1978-1979
1979-1982
1985-1986
1986-1989
1989-1992
1992-1993
Hércules
San Francisco Golden Gate Gales
Vancouver Royals
Deportivo Alavés
Panathinaikos
Real Murcia
Colo-Colo
Saudi Arabia
AEK Athens
Al-Masry
Sol América
Cerro Porteño
South Melbourne Hellas
Hungary
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

There is an award named after him. The award is called the FIFA Puskás Award. It is awarded to the player who scored the best goal in each year. In 2018, the award was won by Mohamed Salah.

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
HungaryLeague
1943/44 Kispest National Championship I 18 7
1944 14 7
1945 20 10
1945/46 33 35
1946/47 30 32
1947/48 32 50
1948/49 30 46
1949/50 Budapest Honvéd National Championship I 30 31
1950 15 25
1951 21 21
1952 26 22
1953 26 27
1954 20 21
1955 26 18
SpainLeague
1958/59 Real Madrid La Liga 24 21
1959/60 25 28
1960/61 28 27
1961/62 23 20
1962/63 30 26
1963/64 25 20
1964/65 19 11
1965/66 8 4
Country Hungary 341 352
Spain 182 157
Total 523 509

International career statistics

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Hungary national team
YearAppsGoals
1945 2 3
1946 3 3
1947 5 5
1948 6 7
1949 8 11
1950 6 12
1951 3 4
1952 12 10
1953 7 6
1954 11 8
1955 12 10
1956 10 5
Total 85 84
Spain national team
YearAppsGoals
1961 1 0
1962 3 0
Total 4 0

References

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  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ferenc Puskás". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Ferenc Puskás - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.