







The Most Famous
Soccer Players from Hungary
Trending Soccer Players from Hungary This Week
The top 10 Soccer Players from Hungary trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Dominik Szoboszlai
b. 2000
Trending in Hungarian (#13) and Portuguese (#269) Wikipedia (481 views, on May 3).
- #2

Attila Fiola
b. 1990
Trending in Hungarian (#119) Wikipedia (137 views, on May 3).
This page contains a list of the greatest Hungarians Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 188 of which were born in Hungary. This makes Hungary the birth place of the 29th most number of Soccer Players behind Colombia and Norway.
Top 10 Hungarian Soccer Players
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Hungarians Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Hungarians Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Hungarians Soccer Players.
- #1

Ferenc Puskás
1927 - 2006
HPI 82.6186 langsFerenc Puskás is most famous for his football career. He was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Hungary...Read moreShow less
Ferenc Puskás is most famous for his football career. He was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Hungary national team and is 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 club matches.
- #2

Sándor Kocsis
1929 - 1979
HPI 73.8250 langsSándor Kocsis is most famous for being the youngest member of the Golden Team, which was the Hungarian national team that won the gold medal...Read moreShow less
Sándor Kocsis is most famous for being the youngest member of the Golden Team, which was the Hungarian national team that won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
- #3

László Kubala
1927 - 2002
HPI 73.5241 langsLászló Kubala is most famous for being the first player to score in a European Cup final.
- #4

Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI 72.3050 langsFlórián Albert was a Hungarian politician and the only person to have served as both Prime Minister and President of Hungary. He was also...Read moreShow less
Flórián Albert was a Hungarian politician and the only person to have served as both Prime Minister and President of Hungary. He was also the only person to have been elected twice in row as Prime Minister, serving from 1931 to 1932 and from 1939 to 1940.
- #5

Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI 72.0935 langsBéla Guttmann is most famous for his work with Benfica and the Portuguese national team, where he won 11 league titles and two European...Read moreShow less
Béla Guttmann is most famous for his work with Benfica and the Portuguese national team, where he won 11 league titles and two European Cups.
- #6

Nándor Hidegkuti
1922 - 2002
HPI 70.5240 langsNándor Hidegkuti is most famous for being a Hungarian footballer. He played as a forward for MTK Budapest, Hungary, and the Hungarian...Read moreShow less
Nándor Hidegkuti is most famous for being a Hungarian footballer. He played as a forward for MTK Budapest, Hungary, and the Hungarian national team.
- #7

Zoltán Czibor
1929 - 1997
HPI 69.2438 langsZoltán Czibor is most famous for his football career. He played for Hungary in the 1954 and 1958 World Cups, and was a member of the team...Read moreShow less
Zoltán Czibor is most famous for his football career. He played for Hungary in the 1954 and 1958 World Cups, and was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1952 Olympics.
- #8

József Bozsik
1925 - 1978
HPI 68.2839 langsJózsef Bozsik is most famous for being a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is also the only Hungarian player to have won...Read moreShow less
József Bozsik is most famous for being a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is also the only Hungarian player to have won two European Championships.
- #9

Gyula Grosics
1926 - 2014
HPI 67.5836 langsGyula Grosics is most famous for his accomplishments with the Hungarian National Team. He was a member of the Hungarian National Team that...Read moreShow less
Gyula Grosics is most famous for his accomplishments with the Hungarian National Team. He was a member of the Hungarian National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland. He also played in the 1958 World Cup and the 1962 World Cup.
- #10

György Sárosi
1912 - 1993
HPI 66.2331 langsHungarian footballer
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Hungarians Soccer Players grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1990s(30)
1980s(25)
1970s(12)
1960s(7)
1940s(20)
1930s(23)
1920s(21)
1910s(16)
1900s(13)
1880s(2)
Overlapping Lives
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