SOCCER PLAYER

Ferenc Puskás

1927 - 2006

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Ferenc Puskás (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ], UK: FERR-ents PUUSH-kəsh, PUUSH-kash; né Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forward and an attacking midfielder, he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary and later played four international matches for Spain as well. He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the 1954 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferenc Puskás has received more than 4,964,268 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Ferenc Puskás is the 4th most popular soccer player (down from 3rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Hungary and the most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

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.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ferenc Puskás ranks 4 out of 21,273. Before him are Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, and Johan Cruyff. After him are Lev Yashin, Diego Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Garrincha, Gerd Müller, Eusébio, and Mário Zagallo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Ferenc Puskás ranks 3. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez, and Pope Benedict XVI. After him are Gina Lollobrigida, Günter Grass, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Olof Palme, Roger Moore, Samuel P. Huntington, Peter Falk, Vladimir Komarov, and Mstislav Rostropovich. Among people deceased in 2006, Ferenc Puskás ranks 3. Before him are Saddam Hussein, and Augusto Pinochet. After him are Slobodan Milošević, Gerald Ford, Naguib Mahfouz, Milton Friedman, Stanisław Lem, James Brown, Philippe Noiret, Syd Barrett, and Oriana Fallaci.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Puskás ranks 2 out of 1,077. Before him are Martin of Tours (316). After him are Theodor Herzl (1860), Elizabeth Báthory (1560), Matthias Corvinus (1443), Edward Teller (1908), Rudolf Steiner (1861), Harry Houdini (1874), Stephen I of Hungary (975), John von Neumann (1903), George Soros (1930), and Miklós Horthy (1868).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary

Among soccer players born in Hungary, Ferenc Puskás ranks 1. After him are Sándor Kocsis (1929), László Kubala (1927), Flórián Albert (1941), Béla Guttmann (1899), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), György Sárosi (1912), and Gyula Lóránt (1923).

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