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Ferenc Puskás was a footballer who represented the Hungary national football team as a striker between 1945 and 1956. He scored his first international goal on 20 August 1945, during a friendly match against Austria. Since then, he has become Hungary's top scorer in international football, having scored 84 goals in 85 appearances for Hungary. [1]
Puskás scored 806 goals in 793 games and his 86 national team goals in 90 outings was a world record at the time. [2] [3] "It is important to preserve the memory of those footballing greats who have left their mark on our history. Ferenc Puskás was not only a player with immense talent who won many honours, but also a remarkable man.
Ferenc Puskás (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ], UK: / ˌ f ɛr ɛ n t s ˈ p ʊ ʃ k ə ʃ, ˈ p ʊ ʃ k æ ʃ / FERR-ents PUUSH-kəsh, PUUSH-kash; [2] [3] [4] né 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]
The Golden Team (Hungarian: Aranycsapat, pronounced [ˈɒrɒɲˈt͡ʃɒpɒt]) refers to the Hungary national football team of the 1950s. It is associated with several notable matches, including the quarter-final ("Battle of Berne") against Brazil, semi-final (against Uruguay) and final of the 1954 FIFA World Cup ("The Miracle of Bern").
Malawi's Kinnah Phiri was the first player from Africa, and also the youngest player, to score 50 international goals. He scored his 50th goal in a friendly match against Sierra Leone on 6 July 1978, aged 23 years, 8 months and 6 days. [36] Stern John of Trinidad and Tobago was the first player from North America to score 50
Players in bold are still active at international level. Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation. Rank is a count of the 211 FIFA nations. Fourteen nations (Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Sudan, United States and U.S. Virgin Islands) have a pair of players tied ...
Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006), Hungarian football player and manager FIFA Puskás Award, the player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant and "most beautiful" goal of the year; Ferenc Puskás Stadium, former multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary; Puskás Akadémia FC, the young team of Videoton Football Club of Felcsút ...
Pages in category "Ferenc Puskás" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... List of international goals scored by Ferenc Puskás; O. Denis ...