death_date nationalcaps manageryears birth_date years death_place youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position managerclubs article_title
17 may 2002 6 3 19 1 4 1 1961 1968 1968 -- 1969 1969 -- 1980 1980 1982 -- -- 1986 1986 1987 -- 1988 1988 -- 1989 1992 1995 1963 1963 -- 1966 1966 -- 1967 10 june 1927 1939 1948 -- 1949 1949 -- 1950 1950 1951 -- 1961 -- 1963 -- 1965 1966 -- 1967 1967 1943 1945 -- 1946 1946 -- 1948 barcelona , spain 1939 -- 1943 9 19 49 33 20 16 6 186 29 12 2 5 27 14 10 9 5 131 7 7 250px 1946 -- 1963 1965 -- 1947 1948 1953 -- 1961 1953 1954 kubala.jpg lászló kubala kubala with fc barcelona in 1953 lászló kubala stecz budapest , hungary czechoslovakia hungary spain europe xi catalonia europe xi 1.76 379 217 4 0 11 2 4 1 ganz te ganz barcelona rcd espanyol zürich toronto falcons te ferencváros slovan bratislava vasas pro patria hungária second striker barcelona murcia málaga elche spain olympic paraguay espanyol zürich toronto falcons córdoba spain barcelona al-hilal lászló kubala

lászló kubala

lászló kubala stecz -lrb- 10 june 1927 -- 17 may 2002 -rrb- , also referred to as ladislav kubala -lrb- in slovak -rrb- , ladislao kubala -lrb- in spanish , was a slovak-hungarian-spanish footballer -lrb- his father was of slovak-polish origin , his mother was of slovak-hungarian origin -rrb- , who played as a forward with , among others , ferencvárosi tc , Šk slovan bratislava , vasas sc , fc barcelona and rcd espanyol .
he also played for three different national teams , czechoslovakia , hungary and spain , as well as a europe xi and the catalan xi .
during the 1950s he was a leading member of the successful fc barcelona team .
during his playing career with that club he scored 194 goals in 256 appearances .
in 1999 , during the club 's centenary celebrations , a fan 's poll declared him the best player ever to play for the club .
after retiring as a player he began a career as coach .
he had two spells as coach of fc barcelona and he also coached both the senior spain national team and the spain olympic team .
a forward with great passing qualities , kubala had an uncommon dribbling ability , combining pace and skill .
kubala 's composure in finishing , and power when striking for goal were also highly renowned .
he was also one of history 's greatest free kick specialists , able to bend the ball with pace and accuracy .
