Ferenc Puskás

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.

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.

Career statistics
Club
Source:
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKispest/BudapestiHonvéd SE1943–44Nemzeti Bajnokság I187———1871944–45Nemzeti Bajnokság I21———211944Nemzeti Bajnokság I116———1161945Nemzeti Bajnokság I2010———20101945–46Nemzeti Bajnokság I3436———34361946–47Nemzeti Bajnokság I2932———29321947–48Nemzeti Bajnokság I3150———31501948–49Nemzeti Bajnokság I2846———28461949–50Nemzeti Bajnokság I3031———30311950Nemzeti Bajnokság I1525———15251951Nemzeti Bajnokság I212124——23251952Nemzeti Bajnokság I2622———26221953Nemzeti Bajnokság I2627312——29391954Nemzeti Bajnokság I2021———20211955Nemzeti Bajnokság I26186443—36251956Nemzeti Bajnokság I135—21—156Total350358112064—367382Real Madrid1958–59La Liga24215252—34251959–60La Liga2425510712—36471960–61La Liga2828914202241441961–62La Liga232081397—40401962–63La Liga30267520—39311963–64La Liga25210087—33281964–65La Liga18114432—25171965–66La Liga843135—1410Total1801564149393522262242Career total5305145269453922629624

International

Appearances and goals by national team and yearThe Galloping Major. FIFA.com
National teamYearAppsGoalsHungary1945231946331947551948671949811195061219513419521210195376195411819551210195694Total8584Spain196110196230Total40Madrid196312Total12Career total9086

Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecord						Hércules23 July 196628 June 1967Alavés1 July 196826 June 1969Panathinaikos1 July 19704 September 1974Real Murcia6 December 197416 June 1975Colo-Colo17 June 197519 August 1976AEK11 June 197817 March 1979Hungary9 April 199322 June 1993

Honours
Player
Budapest Honvéd
 Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1949–50, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955

Real Madrid
 La Liga: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65
 Copa del Generalísimo: 1961–62
 European Cup: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66
 Intercontinental Cup: 1960

Hungary
 Summer Olympics: 1952
 Central European International Cup: 1948–53; runner-up: 1955–60
 Balkan Cup: 1947
 FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1954

Individual
 Ballon d'Or Silver Award: 1960
 Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year: 1950
 Central European International Cup top scorer: 1948-53
 Hungarian top scorer: 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950, 1953
 Spanish League top scorer (Pichichi Trophy): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64
 European Cup top scorer : 1959–60, 1963–64
 Golden Boot of the World: 1948
 World Soccer World XI: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963"ERIC BATTY's WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES"  Retrieved on 26 November 2015
 1954 FIFA World Cup: Golden Ball
 1954 FIFA World Cup: All-Star Team
 European Player of the 20th century – L'Equipe
 Hungarian Player of the 20th century – IFFHS
 Football's Top Scorer of the 20th century – IFFHS
 Member of the FIFA 100
UEFA Golden Player: Greatest Hungarian Footballer of the last 50 Years
 Inaugural Inductee into Goal Hall of Fame 2014
 Top 10 Greatest Players of the 20th century (#7) – World Soccer Magazine
 Top 10 World's Best Players of the 20th century (#6) – IFFHS
 Top 10 Europe's Best Players of the 20th century (#4) – IFFHS
 Golden Foot: 2006 (as a legend)
 IFFHS Legends
 IFFHS Men Team of the Century (1901–2000)

Manager
Panathinaikos
 Alpha Ethniki: 1971–72
 European Cup runner-up: 1970–71
 Intercontinental Cup runner–up: 1971
 Football Cup of Greater Greece: 1970

Sol de América
 Paraguayan Primera División: 1986

South Melbourne Hellas
 National Soccer League: 1990–91
 NSL Cup: 1989–90
 NSL League Cup: 1990
 Dockerty Cup: 1989, 1991

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Category:1927 births
Category:2006 deaths
Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1962 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Footballers from Budapest
Category:Hungarian football managers
Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Category:Spanish footballers
Category:AEK Athens F.C. managers