Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ], UK: /ˌfɛrɛnts ˈpʊʃkəʃ, ˈpʊʃkæʃ/ FERR-ents PUUSH-kəsh, PUUSH-kash;[2][3][4] born Ferenc Purczeld;[1] 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.[5] A forward and an attacking midfielder, he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary and played four international matches for Spain. He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the 1954 World Cup. He won three European Cups (1959, 1960, 1966), ten national championships (five Hungarian and five Spanish Primera División) and eight top individual scoring honors. Known as the "Galloping Major",[6] in 1995, he was recognized as the greatest top division scorer of the 20th century by the IFFHS.[7][8][9] With 806 goals in 793 official games scored during his career, he is the seventh top goalscorer of all time.[10]

The native form of this personal name is Puskás Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ferenc Puskás
Puskás as Panathinaikos manager in 1971
Personal information
Birth name Ferenc Purczeld[1]
Date of birth (1927-04-01)1 April 1927
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Date of death 17 November 2006(2006-11-17) (aged 79)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) forward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1940–1943 Kispest Honvéd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1956 Budapest Honvéd[lower-roman 1] 350 (358)
1958–1966 Real Madrid 180 (156)
Total 530 (514)
International career
1945–1956 Hungary 85 (84)
1961–1962 Spain 4 (0)
1963 Madrid 1 (2)
Managerial career
1966–1967 Hércules
1967 San Francisco Golden Gate Gales
1968 Vancouver Royals
1968–1969 Alavés
1970–1974 Panathinaikos
1975 Real Murcia
1975–1976 Colo-Colo
1976–1977 Saudi Arabia
1978–1979 AEK Athens
1979–1982 Al Masry
1985–1986 Sol de América
1986–1989 Cerro Porteño
1989–1992 South Melbourne Hellas
1993 Hungary
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Hungary
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1954 Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 Helsinki
Central European International Cup
Gold medal – first place1948–53 Central European International Cup
Silver medal – second place1955–60 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was the son of former footballer Ferenc Puskás Senior. Puskás started his career in Hungary playing for Kispest and Budapest Honvéd. He was the top scorer in the Hungarian League on four occasions and in 1948 he was the top goal scorer in Europe. During the 1950s, he was both a prominent member and captain of the Hungary national team, known as the Mighty Magyars. In 1958, two years after the Hungarian Revolution, he emigrated to Spain where he played for Real Madrid. While playing with Real Madrid, Puskás won four Pichichis and scored seven goals in two European Champions Cup finals. He scored 619 goals in 618 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues and National Cups.

After retiring as a player, he became a coach. The highlight of his coaching career came in 1971 when he guided Panathinaikos to the European Cup final, where they lost 2–0 to AFC Ajax. He also led the club to the championship in 1972. For his personality, international fame and the major success at the dugout of Panathinaikos, he became an icon of the 1970's in the country, but due to the changing political climate in Greece, he left against his will in September 1974. In later interviews, he would frequently comment that his time at Panathinaikos was his favourite as manager. Afterward he'd have middling spells at various countries and clubs, including Spain, Paraguay and the Saudi Arabia national team, with varying success. He'd most prominently return again to Greece to manage an exceptionally strong AEK team for the 1978–79 season. In 1993, he returned to Hungary and took temporary charge of the Hungary national team.[11] In 1998, he became one of the first ever FIFA/SOS Charity ambassadors.[12] In 2002, the Népstadion in Budapest was renamed the Puskás Ferenc Stadion in his honor.[13] He was also declared the best Hungarian player of the last 50 years by the Hungarian Football Federation in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003.[14] In October 2009, FIFA announced the introduction of the FIFA Puskás Award, awarded to the player who has scored the "most beautiful goal" over the past year. He was also listed in Pelé's FIFA 100.

Career in Hungary

Early years
Puskás and Ger Lagendijk, manager and player of the Vancouver Royals, February 1968

Ferenc Purczeld was born on 1 April 1927[15] to a German (Danube Swabian) family in Budapest and brought up in Kispest, then a suburb, today part of the city. His mother, Margit Biró (1904–1976), was a seamstress. He began his career as a junior with Kispest AC,[13] where his father, who had previously played for the club, was a coach.

In 1937, his father changed the family name to Puskás. He initially used the pseudonym "Miklós Kovács" to help circumvent the minimum age rules[16] before officially signing at the age of 12. Among his early teammates was his childhood friend and future international teammate József Bozsik. He made his first senior appearance for Kispest in November 1943 in a match against Nagyváradi AC.[17] It was here where he received the nickname "Öcsi" or "Buddy".[18]

On 19 February 1949, Puskás scored seven goals for Kispest in a 11–3 win against Győr.[19] Kispest was taken over by the Hungarian Ministry of Defence in 1949, becoming the Hungarian Army team and changing its name to Budapest Honvéd. As a result, football players were given military ranks. Puskás eventually became a major (Hungarian: Őrnagy), which led to the nickname "The Galloping Major".[20] As the army club, Honvéd used conscription to acquire the best Hungarian players leading to the recruitment of Zoltán Czibor and Sándor Kocsis.[21] During his career at Budapest Honvéd, Puskás helped the club win five Hungarian League titles. He also finished as top goal scorer in the league in 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950 and 1953, scoring 50, 31, 25 and 27 goals, respectively. In 1948, he was the top goal scorer in Europe.[22]

Goldteam
Main article: Golden Team
The Golden Team in 1953
front row: Mihály Lantos, Ferenc Puskás, Gyula Grosics
back row: Gyula Lóránt, Jenő Buzánszky, Nándor Hidegkuti, Sándor Kocsis, József Zakariás, Zoltán Czibor, József Bozsik, László Budai

Puskás made his debut for Hungary team on 20 August 1945 and scored in a 5–2 win over Austria.[23] He went on to play 85 games and scored 84 times for Hungary. His international goal record included two hat tricks against Austria, one against Luxembourg and four goals in a 12–0 win over Albania.[24] Together with Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik, and Nándor Hidegkuti, he formed the nucleus of the Golden Team that was to remain unbeaten for 32 consecutive games.[25] During this run, they became Olympic Champions in 1952, beating Yugoslavia 2–0 in the final in Helsinki. Puskás scored four times at the Olympic tournament,[24] including the opening goal in the final. They also defeated England twice, first with a 6–3 win at Wembley Stadium,[23] and then 7–1 in Budapest. Puskás scored two goals in each game against England. In 1953, they also won the 1948-53 Central European International Cup. Hungary won the championship after finishing top of the table with 11 points. Puskás finished the tournament as top scorer with ten goals and scored twice as Hungary claimed the trophy with a 3–0 win over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in 1953.

Puskás scored three goals in the two first-round matches Hungary played at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. They defeated South Korea 9–0 and then West Germany 8–3. In the latter game, he suffered a hairline fracture of the ankle after a tackle by Werner Liebrich, and did not return until the final.

Puskás played the entire 1954 World Cup final against West Germany with a hairline fracture. Despite this, he scored his fourth goal of the tournament to put Hungary ahead after six minutes, and with Czibor adding another goal two minutes later, it seemed that the pre-tournament favorites would take the title. However, the West Germans pulled back two goals before half time, with six minutes left the West Germans scored the winner. Two minutes from the end of the match Puskás scored a late equalizer but the goal was disallowed due to an offside call.[26] Ending the Golden years with a silver medal at the 1955-60 Central European International Cup, making it a grand total of two gold/titles and two silver for the Mighty Magyars.

Ferenc Puskás' statistics at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics

The scores contain links to the article on football in the Helsinki Olympics and the round in question.[27]

Game no. Round Date Opponent Puskás’ playing time Score Puskás’ goals Score Times Venue Report
1Prel. R.15 July 1952 Romania90 min.2–1 (1–0)0——Kupittaa, Turku[28]
21st R21 July 1952 Italy90 min.3–0 (2–0)0——Pallokenttä, Helsinki[29]
3QF24 July 1952 Turkey90 min7–1 (2–0)24–0
6–1		 54'
72'		Urheilukeskus, Kotka[30]
4SF28 July 1952 Sweden90 min6–0 (3–0)11–0 1'Helsinki Olympic Stadium[31]
5Final2 August 1952 Yugoslavia90 min2–0 (0–0)11–0 70'Helsinki Olympic Stadium[32]

Ferenc Puskás' statistics at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland

The scores contain links to the article on 1954 FIFA World Cup and the round in question. When there is a special article on the match in question, the link is in the column for round.

Game no. Round Date Opponent Puskás’ playing time Score Puskás’ goals Score Times Venue Report
1Group 217 June 1954 South Korea90 min.9–0 (4–0)21–0
9–0		 12'
89'		Hardturm Stadium, Zürich[33]
2Group 220 June 1954 West Germany90 min8–3 (3–1)12–0 17'St. Jakob Stadium, Basel[34]
–QF27 June 1954 BrazilDid not play4–2 (2–1)0–—Wankdorf Stadium, Bern[35]
–SF30 June 1954 UruguayDid not play4–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–2, 1–0)		0–—Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne[36]
3Final4 July 1954 West Germany90 min2–3 (2–2)11–0 6'Wankdorf Stadium, Bern[37]

Honvéd World Tour
Nándor Hidegkuti and Ferenc Puskás in 1954

Budapest Honvéd entered the European Cup in 1956 and were drawn against Athletic Bilbao in the first round. Honvéd lost the away leg 2–3, but before the home leg could be played, the Hungarian Revolution erupted in Budapest and was subsequently brutally repressed by Soviet forces. The players decided against going back to communist Hungary and arranged for the return with Athletic to be played at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium.[25] Puskás scored in the subsequent 3–3 draw, his first European Cup goal ever, but Honvéd were eliminated 6–5 on aggregate, and the Hungarian players were left in limbo. They summoned their families from Budapest, and despite opposition from FIFA and the Hungarian football authorities, they organised a fundraising tour of Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Brazil. After returning to Europe, the players parted ways. Some, including Bozsik, returned to Hungary while others, including Czibor, Kocsis and Puskás, found new clubs in Western Europe.[38] Puskás did not return to Hungary until 1981.[39]

Spanish career

Real Madrid
Ferenc Puskás with Alfredo Di Stéfano
Puskás's player licence, showing his mother's maiden name Biró as a second surname in accordance with Spanish naming customs

After refusing to return to Hungary, Puskás initially played a few unofficial games for RCD Espanyol. At the same time, both AC Milan and Juventus attempted to sign him, but then he received a two-year ban from UEFA for refusing to return to Budapest,[40] which prevented him from playing in Europe. He moved to Austria and then Italy.[25] After his ban expired, Puskás tried to play in Italy but was not able to find a top-flight club willing to sign him, as Italian managers were concerned about his age and weight.[21] He was considered by Manchester United to strengthen a squad ravaged by the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, but because of FA rules regarding foreigners and Puskás' not knowing the English language, stand-in manager Jimmy Murphy could not fulfill his wish of signing the Hungarian. However, a few months later, Puskás joined Real Madrid and at the age of 31 embarked on the second phase of his career.

During his first La Liga season, Puskás scored four hat-tricks, including one in his second game, against Sporting de Gijón on 21 September 1958. In the game against UD Las Palmas on 4 January 1959, Puskás and Alfredo di Stéfano scored hat-tricks in a 10–1 win.[41] During the 1960–61 season, Puskás scored four times in a game against Elche CF and the following season, he scored five goals against the same team. Puskás scored two hat-tricks against FC Barcelona in 1963, one at the Bernabéu and one at the Camp Nou. During eight seasons with Real, Puskás played 180 La Liga games and scored 156 goals. He scored 20 or more goals in each of his first six seasons in the Spanish league, and won the Pichichi four times: in 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964, scoring 25, 28, 26 and 21 goals, respectively. He helped Real win La Liga five times in a row between 1961 and 1965 and the Copa del Generalísimo in 1962. He scored both goals in the 2–1 victory over Sevilla FC in the Copa final.

Puskás also played a further 39 games for Real in the European Cup, scoring 35 goals. He helped Real reach the final of the 1958–59 European Cup, scoring in the first leg and in the decisive replay of the semi-final against Atlético Madrid, but missed the final due to injury. In the following season he began Real's 1959–60 European Cup campaign with a hat-trick against Jeunesse Esch and in the semi-final against FC Barcelona, as Puskás once again guided Real into the final with three goals over two legs. In the final itself, Real beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 with Puskás scoring four goals[13] and di Stéfano scoring three. In subsequent European campaigns, he would score a further three hat-tricks, including one in the 1962 final against Benfica, which Real lost 5–3. In 1965, he scored five goals over two games against Feyenoord as he helped Real Madrid to the 1966 European Cup final – Real won the game against Partizan Belgrade, but Puskás did not play.

Spanish national appearances

In 1962, Puskás became a naturalized Spanish citizen,[42] and subsequently played four times for Spain. Three of these games were at the 1962 World Cup. In Spain, he was known as Cañoncito Pum (the booming cannon).[39]

Appearance for Madrid autonomous team

On 28 October 1963, Puskás appeared in a game for the Madrid football team at the FFM Trofeo Bodas de Oro, and he scored two late goals in a 4–0 win over Andalusia.[43]

Appearance for South Liverpool

In 1967, at the age of 40, he appeared in a fundraising friendly game for South Liverpool, the English non-League side, in front of a 10,000-strong sell-out crowd at the club's Holly Park stadium.[44]

Managerial career
Statue of Ferenc Puskás in Budapest inspired by a photograph taken in Madrid in which the legendary player was teaching an ad hoc course in keepie uppie to street children

After retiring as a player, Puskás became a coach and managed teams in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

In 1971, he guided Panathinaikos of Greece to the European Cup final, the only time a Greek club has reached a European final to date. In the qualifying rounds they beat Everton in the quarter-finals on away goals, then defeated Red Star Belgrade in the semis, to become the only amateur football team to reach the European Cup/Champions League final. In the final Panathinaikos lost 2–0 to Johan Cruyff's Ajax.[45] During his four-year tenure at Panathinaikos, Puskás helped the team secure one Greek Championship in 1972. At Panathinaikos he retained the "Pancho" nickname from Spain, and is considered Panathinaikos' greatest ever manager, in the same esteem with his predecessor Stjepan Bobek and has entered the Greek football pantheon after Panathinaikos' run to the Wembley Final. However, with the notable exception of his spell at Panathinaikos, Puskás failed to transfer his success as a player to his coaching career. Despite his wide travels, his only other success came with South Melbourne Hellas, with whom he won the National Soccer League title in 1991, as well as an NSL Cup in 1990 and two Dockerty Cup titles in 1989 and 1991.[46] While managing the Australian club, one of his players was future Australia and Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou, who has spoken of the influence Puskas' all out attacking approach had on his coaching style.[47]

When Wolverhampton Wanderers opened their renovated stadium Molineux in 1993, Puskás visited the newly opened stadium as an honorary guest to watch the friendly match between Wolves and Budapest Honvéd, which was a match to christen the new opening of the stadium. This was because in the 1950s, Wolves played a game against Honvéd in a memorable friendly match, which Puskás played in. Wolves won the 1954 match 3–2, with the 1993 match ending in a 1–1 draw.

Puskás returned to Hungary for the first time in 1981 and in 1990, he made Budapest his home again.[39] In 1993, he took charge of the Hungary national team for four games, including a 4–2 friendly victory against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin, where Hungary came from two goals down to eventually beat their opponents.[48]

Style of play

Puskas had excellent ball control, mostly with his left foot, and had a great first touch of the ball giving very quick and precise passing and crossing. He also was able to maneuver and change positions quickly on the pitch by moving from inside left to centre forward. He was also able to dummy his opponents with fake dribbles and would confuse his markers by pretending to go one way before going another. He did this to Bill Eckersley and Harry Johnston when Hungary beat England 6–3 at Wembley. Puskas also used to move the ball in different directions and sideways to go past his opponents with ease. Puskas was also excellent at the set pieces, often scoring powerful direct free-kicks. He also scored directly from a corner kick. Puskas had one of the most powerful left shots in history and often scored from 30 to 35 metres from goal.

Later life and death
Puskás's tomb at the St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest

Puskás was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2000.[49] He was admitted to a Budapest hospital in September 2006[50] and died on 17 November 2006[49] of pneumonia. He was 79 years old and was survived by his wife of 57 years, Erzsébet,[51] and their daughter, Anikó.[52] In a state funeral, his coffin was moved from Puskás Ferenc Stadion to Heroes' Square for a military salute. He was buried under the dome of the St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest on 9 December 2006.

Legacy

Film

Career statistics

Club

Source:[61]

Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Kispest/Budapesti
Honvéd SE		 1943–44Nemzeti Bajnokság I187----187
1944–45 Nemzeti Bajnokság I21----21
1944 Nemzeti Bajnokság I116----116
1945 Nemzeti Bajnokság I2010----2010
1945–46 Nemzeti Bajnokság I3436----3436
1946–47 Nemzeti Bajnokság I2932----2932
1947–48 Nemzeti Bajnokság I3150----3150
1948–49 Nemzeti Bajnokság I2846----2846
1949–50Nemzeti Bajnokság I3031----3031
1950 Nemzeti Bajnokság I1525----1525
1951 Nemzeti Bajnokság I212124--2325
1952 Nemzeti Bajnokság I2622----2622
1953 Nemzeti Bajnokság I2627312--2939
1954 Nemzeti Bajnokság I2021----2021
1955 Nemzeti Bajnokság I261864443625
1956 Nemzeti Bajnokság I135--21156
Total 350 358 11 20 6 5 367 383
Real Madrid 1958–59La Liga242152523425
1959–60 La Liga24255107123647
1960–61 La Liga2828914424144
1961–62 La Liga2320813974040
1962–63 La Liga302675203931
1963–64 La Liga252100873328
1964–65 La Liga181144322517
1965–66 La Liga8431351410
Total 18015641494137262242
Career total 53051452694742629625

International
Main article: List of international goals scored by Ferenc Puskás

Appearances and goals by national team and year[62][63][64]

National team YearAppsGoals
Hungary 194523
194633
194755
194867
1949811
1950612
195134
19521210
195376
1954118
19551210
195694
Total8584
Spain 1961 1 0
1962 3 0
Total 4 0
Madrid 1963 1 2
Total 1 2
Career total 90 86

Managerial statistics
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Hércules Spain 23 July 1966 28 June 1967 34 8 9 17 023.53
Alavés Spain 1 July 1968 26 June 1969 38 15 5 18 039.47
Panathinaikos Greece 1 July 1970 4 September 1974 170 109 32 29 064.12
Real Murcia Spain 4 January 1975 16 June 1975 22 7 3 12 031.82
Colo-Colo Chile 17 June 1975 19 August 1976 42 21 9 12 050.00
AEK Greece 11 June 1978 17 March 1979 31 19 6 6 061.29
Hungary Hungary 9 April 1993 22 June 1993 4 1 0 3 025.00

Honours

Player

Budapest Honvéd

Real Madrid

Hungary

Individual

Manager

Panathinaikos

Sol de América

South Melbourne Hellas

See also

Notes
  1. Before 1950 the club name was Kispesti A.C.

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