        jÃ³zsef bozsik (; 28 november 1925 â 31 may 1978) was a hungarian footballer. he represented hungary in various international tournaments, and is a member of the mighty magyars. ==biography== jÃ³zsef bozsik was born in kispest, now a district of budapest. given the nickname "cucu" by his grandmother, he grew up playing football on the local football grounds in kispest with his best friend and neighbour ferenc puskÃ¡s.  as an 11-year-old, he attracted the attention of kac and the club signed him to the youth team. in 1943, he made his debut for the first team against vasas sc. he made his debut for hungary at the age of 22 against bulgaria on 17 august 1947 and went on to win 101 caps and score 11 goals between then and his final cap on 18 april 1962 against uruguay.  bozsik won the olympic title with his country in 1952 in helsinki and finished second with the hungarian team in the 1954 fifa world cup. he also took part in hungary's famous 6-3 win over england at wembley and the team's 7-1 win over england in budapest. in 1956-57, bozsik returned from honvÃ©d's winter tour to play in the 1958 fifa world cup. a year later, he won the mitropa cup with honvÃ©d. in all, he played 447 top-level games for kac (and its legal successor bhse) and scored 33 goals. in his prime, bozsik was considered one of the best attacking half-backs in the world, possessing good technique, flair, tactical nous, passing accuracy and creativity, although he suffered from a lack of pace. he was often used as a deep lying playmaker where his tackling ability was also helpful. he is
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