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Ferenc Puskás
	Ferenc Puskás in 1971 as coach of Panathinaikos F.C.
Personal information
Full name	Ferenc Purczeld Biró
Date of birth	2 April 1927
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death	17 November 2006 (aged 79)
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1943–1955	Budapest Honvéd
1958–1966	Real Madrid
Total
International career
1945–1956	Hungary
1961–1962	Spain
Managerial career
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
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Ferenc Puskás (/ˈpʊʃkəs/; Hungarian: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ], born Ferenc Purczeld; 2 April 1927^[2] – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. A prolific forward, he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. Puskás's Hungary career is often said to be 83 goals in 84 games^[3] - the extra game and goal was from a match vs Lebanon that was played in 1956, however it was only recognised as an official game by the Hungarian FA in May 2002.^[4] He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the 1954 World Cup where he was named the tournament's best player. He won three European Cups (1959, 1960, 1966), 10 national championships (5 Hungarian and 5 Spanish Primera División) and 8 top individual scoring honors.

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 Hungarian 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. In 1995, he was recognized as the top scorer of the 20th century by the IFFHS.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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. Despite his defection in 1956, the Hungarian government granted him a full pardon in 1993, allowing him to return and take temporary charge of the Hungarian national team.^[8] In 1998, he became one of the first ever FIFA/SOS Charity ambassadors.^[9] In 2002, the Népstadion in Budapest was renamed the Puskás Ferenc Stadion in his honor.^[10] 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.^[11] 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 was born as Ferenc Purczeld on 1 April 1927, in Budapest and brought up in Kispest, then a suburb, today part of the city. His father, Ferenc Puskás Sr. (1903–1952) was a Danube Swabian of German ethnicity, who Magyarized his family surname to "Puskás" in 1937.^[12]^[13] His mother, Margit Biró (1904–1976), was a seamstress. He began his career as a junior with Kispest AC,^[10] where his father, who had previously played for the club, was a coach. He had grandchildren's, whose were the children of his brother's son; the two sons of his brother are Zoltan and Istvan, the first one have 3 children; Ilonka, Camila and Andrés, and the second one have two

He initially used the pseudonym "Miklós Kovács" to help circumvent the minimum age rules^[14] 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.^[15] It was here where he got the nickname "Öcsi" or "Buddy".^[16]

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".^[13] As the army club, Honvéd used conscription to acquire the best Hungarian players, leading to the recruitment of Zoltán Czibor and Sándor Kocsis.^[17] 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.^[18]

Mighty Magyars

Puskás made his debut for Hungary team on 20 August 1945 and scored in a 5–2 win over Austria.^[19] 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.^[20] 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.^[21] 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,^[20] including the opening goal in the final. They also defeated England twice, first with a 6–3 win at Wembley Stadium.,^[19] and then 7–1 in Budapest. Puskás scored two goals in each game against England. In 1953, they also became Central European Champions. Hungary won the championship after finishing top of the table with 11 points. Puskás finished the tournament as top scorer with 10 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 the 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 appeared to score an equalizer but the goal was disallowed due to an offside call.^[22]

Ferenc Puskás’ statistics in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics

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

Game no.	Round	Date	Opponent	Puskás’ playing time	Score	Puskás’ goals	Score	Times	Venue	Report
1	Prel. R.	15 July 1952	Romania	90 min.	2–1 (1–0)	0	—	—	Kupittaa, Turku	^[23]
2	1st R	21 July 1952	Italy	90 min.	3–0 (2–0)	0	—	—	Pallokenttä, Helsinki	^[24]
3	QF	24 July 1952	Turkey	90 min	7–1 (2–0)	2	4–0 6–1	54' 72'	Urheilukeskus, Kotka	^[25]
4	SF	28 July 1952	Sweden	90 min	6–0 (3–0)	1	1–0	1'	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	^[26]
5	Final	2 August 1952	Yugoslavia	90 min	2–0 (0–0)	1	1–0	70'	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	^[27]

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
1	Group 2	17 June 1954	South Korea	90 min.	9–0 (4–0)	2	1–0 9–0	12' 89'	Hardturm Stadium, Zürich	^[28]
2	Group 2	20 June 1954	West Germany	90 min	8–3 (3–1)	1	2–0	17'	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel	^[29]
–	QF	27 June 1954	Brazil	Did not play	4–2 (2–1)	0	–	—	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern	^[30]
–	SF	30 June 1954	Uruguay	Did not play	4–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2, 1–0)	0	–	—	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne	^[31]
3	Final	4 July 1954	West Germany	90 min	2–3 (2–2)	1	1–0	6'	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern	^[32]

Honvéd World Tour

Budapest Honvéd entered the European Cup in 1956 and were drawn against Atlético 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. The players decided against going back to Hungary and arranged for the return with Atlético to be played at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium.^[21] Puskás scored in the subsequent 3–3 draw but Honvéd were eliminated 6–5 on aggregate, and the Hungarian players were left in limbo. They summoned^{[clarification needed]} 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.^[33]

Spanish career

Real Madrid

File:Puskasreal.jpg

Puskás at Real Madrid

After refusing to return to Hungary, Puskás initially played a few unofficial games for RCD Espanyol^{[citation needed]}. 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^[34]) which prevented him from playing in Europe. He moved to Austria and then Italy.^[21] After his ban, 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.^[17] 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.^[35] 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 26, 27, 26 and 20 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 1959 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 1960 European Cup campaign with a hat-trick against Jeunesse Esch and in the semi-final against FC Barcelona, he 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^[10] 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 in the final.

Spanish national appearances

In 1962, Puskás took Spanish nationality,^[36] and subsequently played four times for Spain. Three of these games were at the 1962 World Cup. For once, his goalscoring form deserted him and he failed to score any goals for Spain.

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.^[37]

Management career

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 semi's. In the final Panathinaikos lost 2–0 to Johan Cruyff's Ajax.^[38] During his four-year tenure at Panathinaikos, Puskás helped the team secure one Greek Championship in 1972. 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.

When Wolverhampton Wanderers opened their new 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 match 3–2.

In 1993, he took charge of the Hungarian national football 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.^[39]

Later life and death

Puskás was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2000.^[40] He was admitted to a Budapest hospital in September 2006^[41] and died on 17 November 2006^[40] of pneumonia. He was 79 years old and was survived by his wife of 57 years, Erzsébet,^[42] and their daughter, Anikó.^[43] 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. Millions of Hungarians went to the streets to mourn him.

Legacy

A street named Újtemető utca near Stadium Bozsik in the Hungarian capital of Budapest (specifically the district of Kispest) was renamed after Puskás precisely one year after the footballer's death.

Puskás Ferenc Stadion (1953), the new Puskás Ferenc Stadion, its metro station, Puskás Akadémia FC, Puskás Cup and the FIFA Puskás Award all bear his name.

Honours

File:Stamps of Hungary, 059-08.jpg

Hungarian stamp with Puskás (2008)

Club

Budapest Honvéd
- Hungarian League: 1949/50, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955
Real Madrid
- Spanish League: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65
- Spanish Cup: 1961–62
- European Cup: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66
- Intercontinental Cup: 1960

International

Hungary
- Balkan Cup Champions: 1947
- Olympic Champions: 1952
- Central European Champions: 1953
- World Cup Runners-up: 1954

Individual

Ballon d'Or Silver Award: 1960^[44]
Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year: 1950^[45]
Central European International Cup: Top Scorer (10 Goals): 1954
Hungarian Top Scorer: 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950, 1953
Spanish League Top Scorer (Pichichi Trophy): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64
World Soccer Player of the Year: 1953^[46]
World Soccer World XI: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963^[47]
European Player of the Year: 1953
1954 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Winner
Named in the 1954 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
European Player of the 20th century L'Equipe
Hungarian Player of the 20th century^{[citation needed]}
Football's Top Scorer of the 20th century-International Federation of Football History and Statistics
Member of the FIFA 100
UEFA Golden Player: Hungary
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) -International Federation of Football History and Statistics
Top 10 Europe's Best Players of the 20th century (#4) -International Federation of Football History and Statistics
European Cup Top Scorer (12 goals; 7 goals): 1960, 1964
Golden Boot of the World in 1948: (50 goals)
Golden Foot: 2006 (as a legend)^[48]

Manager

Panathinaikos
- Alpha Ethniki: 1969–70, 1971–72
- European Cup
  - Runners-Up: 1971
- Intercontinental Cup
  - Runners-Up: 1971
Sol de América
- Paraguayan Primera División: 1986
South Melbourne Hellas
- National Soccer League: 1990–91
- NSL Cup: 1989–90
- Dockerty Cup: 1989 and 1991

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hungary			League		Hungarian Cup		Europe		Total
1943–44	Kispest	National Championship I	18	7
1944			14	7
1945			20	10
1945–46			33	35
1946–47			30	32
1947–48			32	50
1948–49			30	46
1949–50	Budapesti Honvéd SE	National Championship I	30	31
1950			15	25
1951			21	21
1952			26	22
1953			26	27
1954			20	21
1955			26	18			4	4	30	22
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
1958–59	Real Madrid	La Liga	24	21	5	2	5	2	34	25
1959–60			24	25	5	10	7	12	36	47
1960–61			28	28	9	14	2	0	39	42
1961–62			23	20	8	13	9	7	40	40
1962–63			30	26	7	5	2	0	39	31
1963–64			25	21	0	0	8	7	33	28
1964–65			18	11	4	4	3	2	25	17
1965–66			8	4	3	1	3	5	14	10
Country	Hungary		341	352	11	17	6	5	358	374
Country	Spain		180	156	41	49	41	37	262	242
Total			521	508	52	66	47	42	620	616

International

^[3]^[49] ^[50]

Hungary national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1945	2	3
1946	3	3
1947	5	5
1948	6	7
1949	8	11
1950	6	12
1951	3	4
1952	12	10
1953	7	6
1954	11	8
1955	12	10
1956	9	4
Total	85	84

Spain national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1961	1	0
1962	3	0
Total	4	0

International goals for Hungary

^[50]

Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Final	Competition
1	20 August 1945	Hungária, Budapest	Austria	1–0	5–2	Friendly
2	30 September 1945	Hungária, Budapest	Romania	2–0	7–2	Friendly
3	30 September 1945	Hungária, Budapest	Romania	6–2	7–2	Friendly
4	30 October 1946	Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	1–0	7–2	Friendly
5	30 October 1946	Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	4–2	7–2	Friendly
6	30 October 1946	Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	7–2	7–2	Friendly
7	4 May 1947	Hungária, Budapest	Austria	1–0	5–2	Friendly
8	11 May 1947	Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turin	Italy	2–2	2–3	Friendly
9	29 June 1947	Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade	Yugoslavia	2–1	3–2	1947 Balkan Cup
10	12 December 1947	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest	Romania	2–0	3–0	1947 Balkan Cup
11	12 December 1947	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest	Romania	3–0	3–0	1947 Balkan Cup
12	21 April 1948	Hungária, Budapest	Switzerland	1–0	7–4	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
13	21 April 1948	Hungária, Budapest	Switzerland	7–4	7–4	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
14	6 June 1948	Hungária, Budapest	Romania	4–0	9–0	1948 Balkan Cup
15	6 June 1948	Hungária, Budapest	Romania	9–0	9–0	1948 Balkan Cup
16	24 December 1948	Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest	Romania	1–0	5–1	Friendly
17	24 December 1948	Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest	Romania	3–0	5–1	Friendly
18	24 December 1948	Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest	Romania	5–1	5–1	Friendly
19	10 April 1949	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague	Czechoslovakia	1–2	2–5	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
20	8 May 1949	Hungária, Budapest	Austria	3–0	6–1	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
21	8 May 1949	Hungária, Budapest	Austria	5–1	6–1	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
22	8 May 1949	Hungária, Budapest	Austria	6–1	6–1	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
23	10 July 1949	Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen	Poland	3–0	8–2	Friendly
24	10 July 1949	Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen	Poland	8–2	8–2	Friendly
25	16 October 1949	Praterstadion, Vienna	Austria	1–1	4–3	Friendly
26	16 October 1949	Praterstadion, Vienna	Austria	4–3	4–3	Friendly
27	30 October 1949	Hungária, Budapest	Bulgaria	4–0	5–0	Friendly
28	30 October 1949	Hungária, Budapest	Bulgaria	5–0	5–0	Friendly
29	20 November 1949	Hungária, Budapest	Sweden	2–0	5–0	Friendly
30	30 April 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Czechoslovakia	1–0	5–0	Friendly
31	30 April 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Czechoslovakia	5–0	5–0	Friendly
32	14 May 1950	Praterstadion, Vienna	Austria	2–2	3–5	Friendly
33	4 June 1950	Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw	Poland	1–0	5–2	Friendly
34	4 June 1950	Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw	Poland	5–1	5–2	Friendly
35	24 September 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Albania	1–0	12–0	Friendly
36	24 September 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Albania	4–0	12–0	Friendly
37	24 September 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Albania	11–0	12–0	Friendly
38	24 September 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Albania	12–0	12–0	Friendly
39	29 October 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Austria	1–0	4–3	Friendly
40	29 October 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Austria	2–0	4–3	Friendly
41	29 October 1950	Hungária, Budapest	Austria	4–3	4–3	Friendly
42	27 May 1951	Hungária, Budapest	Poland	4–0	6–0	Friendly
43	27 May 1951	Hungária, Budapest	Poland	5–0	6–0	Friendly
44	18 November 1951	Hungária, Budapest	Finland	6–0	8–0	Friendly
45	18 November 1951	Hungária, Budapest	Finland	7–0	8–0	Friendly
46	27 May 1952	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow	Soviet Union	1–2	1–2	Friendly
47	15 June 1952	Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw	Poland	2–0	5–1	Friendly
48	15 June 1952	Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw	Poland	4–0	5–1	Friendly
49	22 June 1952	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	Finland	1–0	6–1	Friendly
50	24 July 1952	Urheilukeskus, Kotka	Turkey	4–0	7–1	1952 Summer Olympics
51	24 July 1952	Urheilukeskus, Kotka	Turkey	7–1	7–1	1952 Summer Olympics
52	28 July 1952	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	Sweden	1–0	6–0	1952 Summer Olympics
53	2 August 1952	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	Yugoslavia	1–0	2–0	1952 Summer Olympics Gold Medal match
54	20 September 1952	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern	Switzerland	1–2	4–2	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
55	20 September 1952	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern	Switzerland	2–2	4–2	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
56	17 May 1953	Stadio dei Centomila, Rome	Italy	2–0	3–0	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
57	17 May 1953	Stadio dei Centomila, Rome	Italy	3–0	3–0	1948–53 Dr. Gerö Cup
58	5 July 1953	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	Sweden	1–0	4–2	Friendly
59	4 October 1953	Great Strahov Stadium, Prague	Czechoslovakia	5–1	5–1	Friendly
60	25 November 1953	Wembley Stadium, London	England	3–1	6–3	England v Hungary (1953)
61	25 November 1953	Wembley Stadium, London	England	4–1	6–3	England v Hungary (1953)
62	12 February 1954	Cairo	Egypt	1–0	3–0	Friendly
63	12 February 1954	Cairo	Egypt	2–0	3–0	Friendly
64	23 May 1954	Népstadion, Budapest	England	2–0	7–1	Hungary v England (1954)
65	23 May 1954	Népstadion, Budapest	England	7–1	7–1	Hungary v England (1954)
66	17 June 1954	Hardturm Stadium, Zürich	South Korea	1–0	9–0	1954 FIFA World Cup
67	17 June 1954	Hardturm Stadium, Zürich	South Korea	9–0	9–0	1954 FIFA World Cup
68	20 June 1954	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel	West Germany	2–0	8–3	1954 FIFA World Cup
69	4 July 1954	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern	West Germany	1–0	2–3	1954 FIFA World Cup Final
70	8 May 1955	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Norway	3–0	5–0	Friendly
71	11 May 1955	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	Sweden	2–0	7–3	Friendly
72	11 May 1955	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	Sweden	6–3	7–3	Friendly
73	19 May 1955	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	Finland	3–0	9–1	Friendly
74	17 September 1955	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne	Switzerland	4–2	5–4	1954–1960 Dr. Gerö Cup
75	17 September 1955	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne	Switzerland	5–4	5–4	1954–1960 Dr. Gerö Cup
76	25 September 1955	Népstadion, Budapest	Soviet Union	1–1	1–1	Friendly
77	16 October 1955	Népstadion, Budapest	Austria	6–1	6–1	1954–1960 Dr. Gerö Cup
78	13 November 1955	Népstadion, Budapest	Sweden	3–1	4–2	Friendly
79	27 November 1955	Népstadion, Budapest	Italy	1–0	2–0	1954–1960 Dr. Gerö Cup
80	19 February 1956	Fenerbahçe Stadı, Istanbul	Turkey	1–3	1–3	Friendly
81	29 February 1956*	Al Manara Stadium, Beirut	Lebanon	2–0	4–1	Friendly
82	3 June 1956	Stade du Heysel, Brussels	Belgium	1–1	4–5	Friendly
83	16 September 1956	Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade	Yugoslavia	3–1	3–1	1954–1960 Dr. Gerö Cup
84	14 October 1956	Praterstadion, Vienna	Austria	1–0	2–0	Friendly

(* Non-FIFA match)

International appearances for Spain

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Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Competition
12 November 1961	Casablanca, Casablanca	Morocco	1–0	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 May 1962	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar	Czechoslovakia	0–1	1962 FIFA World Cup
3 June 1962	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar	Mexico	1–0	1962 FIFA World Cup
6 June 1962	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar	Brazil	1–2	1962 FIFA World Cup

Notes

^ before 1950 the club name was Kispesti A.C.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b The Galloping Major. FIFA.com
^ [1]
^ "FIFA President: FIFA to help the Galloping Major". FIFA. 12 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Coronel Puskas, el zurdo de oro". AS (in Spanish). 17 November 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
^ Mackay, Duncan (13 October 2005). "Lineker tees up another nice little earner". London: Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
^ "Obituary:Ferenc Puskas". The Scotsman. 20 November 2003. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "SOS Children mourns Ferenc Puskas". http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk. SOS Children's Villages. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2006. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Bell, Jack (18 November 2006). "Ferenc Puskas, 79, International Soccer Star, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA. 29 November 2003. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Isten futballistának teremtette". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 27 November 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Soccer Great Puskas dead at 79". TSN. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
^ "Puskás, Hungary's greatest". uefa.com. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
^ Glanville, Brian (17 November 2006). "Obituary: Ferenc Puskas". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
^ Külker Online - Hall of fame No.2: Puskás Ferenc Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Hall of Fame, Ferenc Puskas". IFHOF. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
^ Corkhill, Barney (29 September 2008). "A Tribute To...Ferenc Puskas". Bleacher Report. USA.
^ ^a ^b Hosking, Patrick; Wighton, David (17 November 2006). "Ferenc Puskas". The Times. London. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
^ ^a ^b "Ferenc Puskás — Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Galloping Major gave us finest hour at Hampden". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ The World Cup: The Complete History by Terry Crouch. 2006.
^ FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Previous Tournaments - FIFA.com Archived 4 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments Archived 4 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments
^ FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments Archived 24 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com Archived 20 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ FIFA.com - 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ Archived 22 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com Archived 17 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com Archived 27 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ FIFA.com - 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ Archived 20 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe by Jonathan Wilson. 2006.
^ "Puskas, the Galloping Major". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "Página web oficial de LaLiga - Liga de Fútbol Profesional". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "Ferenc Puskas dies aged 79". The Guardian. London. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
^ Rich, Tim (19 May 2009). "The heavenly virtues: 10 kind footballers". The Guardian. London.
^ 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League by Keir Radnedge. 2005.
^ "Rep. of Ireland* v Hungary national team, 29 May 1993". Rep. of Ireland* v Hungary national team, 29 May 1993. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Hungary legend Puskas dies at 79". BBC. 17 November 2006.
^ "Puskas 'taken to intensive care'". BBC. 13 September 2006.
^ "Ferenc Puskas". London: Telegraph.co.uk. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
^ Jones, Grahame L. (18 November 2003). "Ferenc Puskas, 79; Hungarian was one of soccer's all-time greats". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 May 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) ^{[dead link]}
^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Hungarian football players of the Year". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ "Puskas - Player Profile and Biography". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "ERIC BATTY's WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Retrieved on 26 November 2015
^ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Ferenc Puskás at National-Football-Teams.com
^ ^a ^b ^c Ferenc Puskás - Goals in International Matches

References

(Autobiography) Ferenc Puskas: Captain of Hungary: Ferenc Puskas (1955). Reprinted in 2007 [2]
Behind the Curtain — Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006) [3]
The World Cup — The Complete History: Terry Crouch (2002) [4]
50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League: Keir Radnedge (2005) [5]
Obituary in The Guardian by Brian Glanville, 18 November 2006

[1] re 1950 the club name was Kispesti A.C.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Puskás-3] The Galloping Major. FIFA.com

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[FIFA_benefit-5] "FIFA President: FIFA to help the Galloping Major". FIFA. 12 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Spanish_obit-6] "Coronel Puskas, el zurdo de oro". AS (in Spanish). 17 November 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2006.

[Puskás_auction-7] Mackay, Duncan (13 October 2005). "Lineker tees up another nice little earner". London: Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 17 November 2006.

[8] "Obituary:Ferenc Puskas". The Scotsman. 20 November 2003. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[9] "SOS Children mourns Ferenc Puskas". http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk. SOS Children's Villages. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2006. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

[NYT-10] Bell, Jack (18 November 2006). "Ferenc Puskas, 79, International Soccer Star, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[UEFA_Jubilee-11] "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA. 29 November 2003. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[12] "Isten futballistának teremtette". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 27 November 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2010.

[AP-13] "Soccer Great Puskas dead at 79". TSN. Retrieved 10 December 2006.

[14] "Puskás, Hungary's greatest". uefa.com. Retrieved 27 November 2006.

[15] Glanville, Brian (17 November 2006). "Obituary: Ferenc Puskas". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 November 2006.

[16] Külker Online - Hall of fame No.2: Puskás Ferenc Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[IFHOF-17] "Hall of Fame, Ferenc Puskas". IFHOF. Retrieved 10 December 2006.

[18] Corkhill, Barney (29 September 2008). "A Tribute To...Ferenc Puskas". Bleacher Report. USA.

[Times-19] Hosking, Patrick; Wighton, David (17 November 2006). "Ferenc Puskas". The Times. London. Retrieved 10 December 2006.

[RSSSF_goals-20] "Ferenc Puskás — Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 December 2006.

[Scotsman-21] "Galloping Major gave us finest hour at Hampden". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[22] The World Cup: The Complete History by Terry Crouch. 2006.

[23] FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[24] Previous Tournaments - FIFA.com Archived 4 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[25] FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments Archived 4 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[26] FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments

[27] FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments Archived 24 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[28] 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com Archived 20 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[29] FIFA.com - 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ Archived 22 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[30] 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com Archived 17 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[31] 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com Archived 27 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[32] FIFA.com - 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ Archived 20 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[33] Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe by Jonathan Wilson. 2006.

[34] "Puskas, the Galloping Major". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[35] "Página web oficial de LaLiga - Liga de Fútbol Profesional". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[36] "Ferenc Puskas dies aged 79". The Guardian. London. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.

[37] Rich, Tim (19 May 2009). "The heavenly virtues: 10 kind footballers". The Guardian. London.

[38] 50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League by Keir Radnedge. 2005.

[39] "Rep. of Ireland* v Hungary national team, 29 May 1993". Rep. of Ireland* v Hungary national team, 29 May 1993. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[BBC_obit-40] "Hungary legend Puskas dies at 79". BBC. 17 November 2006.

[Puskás_admitted-41] "Puskas 'taken to intensive care'". BBC. 13 September 2006.

[42] "Ferenc Puskas". London: Telegraph.co.uk. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

[43] Jones, Grahame L. (18 November 2003). "Ferenc Puskas, 79; Hungarian was one of soccer's all-time greats". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 May 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) ^{[dead link]}

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[Hung_FOTY-45] "Hungarian football players of the Year". Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[46] "Puskas - Player Profile and Biography". Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[47] "ERIC BATTY's WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES" Retrieved on 26 November 2015

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[49] Ferenc Puskás at National-Football-Teams.com

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-'''Ferenc Puskás''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ʊ|ʃ|k|ə|s}}; {{IPA-hu|ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ|lang}}, born '''Ferenc Purczeld'''; 2 April 1927<ref>[http://www.nsport.hu/cikk.php?cikk=127775]</ref>&nbsp;– 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian [[Association football|footballer]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]], widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. A prolific [[Forward (association football)|forward]], he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], and 514 goals in 529 matches in the [[Hungarian League|Hungarian]] and [[La Liga|Spanish]] leagues. Puskás's Hungary career is often said to be 83 goals in 84 games<ref name="Puskás">[http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=174886/profile.html The Galloping Major]. [[FIFA]].com</ref> - the extra game and goal was from a match vs Lebanon that was played in 1956, however it was only recognised as an official game by the Hungarian FA in May 2002.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html#1]</ref> He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]] where he was named the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|tournament's best player]]. He won three [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]] (1959, 1960, 1966), 10 national championships (5 [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|Hungarian]] and 5 Spanish [[La Liga|Primera División]]) and 8 top individual scoring honors.
+'''Ferenc Puskás''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ʊ|ʃ|k|ə|s}}; {{IPA-hu|ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ|lang}}, born '''Ferenc Purczeld'''; 2 April 1927<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsport.hu/cikk.php?cikk=127775 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-06-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803023727/http://www.nsport.hu/cikk.php?cikk=127775 |archivedate=3 August 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>&nbsp;– 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian [[Association football|footballer]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]], widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. A prolific [[Forward (association football)|forward]], he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], and 514 goals in 529 matches in the [[Hungarian League|Hungarian]] and [[La Liga|Spanish]] leagues. Puskás's Hungary career is often said to be 83 goals in 84 games<ref name="Puskás">[http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=174886/profile.html The Galloping Major]. [[FIFA]].com</ref> - the extra game and goal was from a match vs Lebanon that was played in 1956, however it was only recognised as an official game by the Hungarian FA in May 2002.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html#1]</ref> He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]] where he was named the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|tournament's best player]]. He won three [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]] (1959, 1960, 1966), 10 national championships (5 [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|Hungarian]] and 5 Spanish [[La Liga|Primera División]]) and 8 top individual scoring honors.
 Puskás started his career in Hungary playing for [[Kispest A.C.|Kispest]] and [[Budapest Honvéd FC|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 football team|Hungarian national team]], known as the ''[[Golden Team|Mighty Magyars]]''. In 1958, two years after the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]], he emigrated to Spain where he played for [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]].
-While playing with Real Madrid, Puskás won four [[Pichichi Trophy|''Pichichis'']] and scored seven goals in two [[UEFA Champions League|European Champions Cup]] finals. In 1995, he was recognized as the top scorer of the 20th century by the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]].<ref name="FIFA benefit">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/president/news/newsid=100845.html|title=FIFA President: FIFA to help the Galloping Major|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=12 October 2005|accessdate=2006-11-17 }}</ref><ref name="Spanish obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.as.com/articulo/Futbol/Coronel/Puskas/zurdo/oro/dasftb/20061117dasdasftb_2/Tes/|title=Coronel Puskas, el zurdo de oro|language=Spanish|work=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]]|date=17 November 2006|accessdate=2006-11-17}}</ref><ref name="Puskás auction">{{cite news|url = http://sport.guardian.co.uk/golf/story/0,10069,1590809,00.html|last = Mackay|first =  Duncan|publisher = [[Guardian Unlimited]]|title = Lineker tees up another nice little earner|date = 13 October 2005|accessdate = 2006-11-17|location=London}}</ref>
+While playing with Real Madrid, Puskás won four [[Pichichi Trophy|''Pichichis'']] and scored seven goals in two [[UEFA Champions League|European Champions Cup]] finals. In 1995, he was recognized as the top scorer of the 20th century by the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]].<ref name="FIFA benefit">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/president/news/newsid=100845.html|title=FIFA President: FIFA to help the Galloping Major|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=12 October 2005|accessdate=2006-11-17|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101011633/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/president/news/newsid%3D100845.html|archivedate=1 January 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Spanish obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.as.com/articulo/Futbol/Coronel/Puskas/zurdo/oro/dasftb/20061117dasdasftb_2/Tes/|title=Coronel Puskas, el zurdo de oro|language=Spanish|work=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]]|date=17 November 2006|accessdate=2006-11-17}}</ref><ref name="Puskás auction">{{cite news|url = http://sport.guardian.co.uk/golf/story/0,10069,1590809,00.html|last = Mackay|first =  Duncan|publisher = [[Guardian Unlimited]]|title = Lineker tees up another nice little earner|date = 13 October 2005|accessdate = 2006-11-17|location=London}}</ref>
-After retiring as a player, he became a coach. The highlight of his coaching career came in 1971 when he guided [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] to the [[European Cup 1970–71|European Cup final]], where they lost 2–0 to [[AFC Ajax]]. Despite his defection in 1956, the Hungarian government granted him a full pardon in 1993, allowing him to return and take temporary charge of the Hungarian national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1716212006|title=Obituary:Ferenc Puskas|publisher=The Scotsman|date=20 November 2003}}</ref> In 1998, he became one of the first ever FIFA/SOS Charity ambassadors.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/puskas-obituary.htm|title = SOS Children mourns Ferenc Puskas|accessdate = 20 November 2006|date = 17 November 2006|work = http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk|publisher = SOS Children's Villages }}</ref> In 2002, the ''Népstadion'' in Budapest was renamed the [[Ferenc Puskás Stadium (1953)|Puskás Ferenc Stadion]] in his honor.<ref name="NYT"/> 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.<ref name="UEFA Jubilee">{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=256/newsId=130150.html |title=Golden Players take centre stage |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=29 November 2003 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317084104/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=256/newsId=130150.html |archivedate=17 March 2005 |df=dmy }}</ref> In October 2009, FIFA announced the introduction of the [[FIFA Puskas Award|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]].
+After retiring as a player, he became a coach. The highlight of his coaching career came in 1971 when he guided [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] to the [[European Cup 1970–71|European Cup final]], where they lost 2–0 to [[AFC Ajax]]. Despite his defection in 1956, the Hungarian government granted him a full pardon in 1993, allowing him to return and take temporary charge of the Hungarian national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1716212006|title=Obituary:Ferenc Puskas|publisher=The Scotsman|date=20 November 2003|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044745/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1716212006|archivedate=16 October 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 1998, he became one of the first ever FIFA/SOS Charity ambassadors.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/puskas-obituary.htm|title = SOS Children mourns Ferenc Puskas|accessdate = 20 November 2006|date = 17 November 2006|work = http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk|publisher = SOS Children's Villages }}</ref> In 2002, the ''Népstadion'' in Budapest was renamed the [[Ferenc Puskás Stadium (1953)|Puskás Ferenc Stadion]] in his honor.<ref name="NYT"/> 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.<ref name="UEFA Jubilee">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=256/newsId=130150.html |title=Golden Players take centre stage |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=29 November 2003 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317084104/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |archivedate=17 March 2005 |df=dmy }}</ref> In October 2009, FIFA announced the introduction of the [[FIFA Puskas Award|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 ==
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 Puskás was born as Ferenc Purczeld on 1 April 1927, in [[Budapest]] and brought up in [[Kispest]], then a suburb, today part of the city. His father, [[Ferenc Puskás Sr.]] (1903–1952) was a [[Danube Swabians|Danube Swabian]] of [[Germans of Hungary|German]] ethnicity, who [[Magyarization|Magyarized]] his family surname to "Puskás" in 1937.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/migralt_cikkek/20061127/isten_futballistanak_teremtette/|work=[[Nemzeti Sport]] |language= Hungarian|date=27 November 2006 |accessdate= 13 May 2010|title=Isten futballistának teremtette}}</ref><ref name="AP">{{cite web|title=Soccer Great Puskas dead at 79|work=TSN|url=http://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=184708|accessdate=2006-12-10}}</ref> His mother,  Margit Biró (1904–1976), was a seamstress. He began his career as a junior with [[Kispest A.C.|Kispest AC]],<ref name="NYT"/> where his father, who had previously played for the club, was a coach. He had grandchildren's, whose were the children of his brother's son; the two sons of his brother are Zoltan and Istvan, the first one have 3 children; Ilonka, Camila and Andrés, and the second one have two
-He initially used the pseudonym "Miklós Kovács" to help circumvent the minimum age rules<ref>{{cite web|title=Puskás, Hungary's greatest|work=uefa.com|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=479442.html|accessdate=2006-11-27}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Ferenc Puskas|work=The Guardian|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1950662,00.html|accessdate=2006-11-27|location=London|first=Brian|last=Glanville|date=17 November 2006}}</ref> It was here where he got the nickname "Öcsi" or "Buddy".<ref>[http://www.kulker-online.eu/content/view/1009 Külker Online - Hall of fame No.2: Puskás Ferenc<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+He initially used the pseudonym "Miklós Kovács" to help circumvent the minimum age rules<ref>{{cite web|title=Puskás, Hungary's greatest|work=uefa.com|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=479442.html|accessdate=2006-11-27}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Ferenc Puskas|work=The Guardian|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1950662,00.html|accessdate=2006-11-27|location=London|first=Brian|last=Glanville|date=17 November 2006}}</ref> It was here where he got the nickname "Öcsi" or "Buddy".<ref>[http://www.kulker-online.eu/content/view/1009 Külker Online - Hall of fame No.2: Puskás Ferenc<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008021912/http://www.kulker-online.eu/content/view/1009 |date=8 October 2011 }}</ref>
 Kispest was taken over by the [[Ministry of Defence (Hungary)|Hungarian Ministry of Defence]] in 1949, becoming the [[Military of Hungary|Hungarian Army]] team and changing its name to [[Budapest Honvéd FC|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".<ref name="AP"/> As the army club, Honvéd used conscription to acquire the best Hungarian players, leading to the recruitment of [[Zoltán Czibor]] and [[Sándor Kocsis]].<ref name="IFHOF">{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame, Ferenc Puskas|work=IFHOF|url=http://www.ifhof.com/hof/puskas.asp|accessdate=2006-12-10}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Tribute To...Ferenc Puskas|work=Bleacher Report|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/63194-a-tribute-to-ferenc-puskas|location=USA|first=Barney|last=Corkhill|date=29 September 2008}}</ref>
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 [[File:Golden Team 1953.jpg|thumb|300px|right|<center>'''The Golden Team in 1953'''<br />''front row:'' [[Mihály Lantos]], Ferenc Puskás, [[Gyula Grosics]]<br />''back row:'' [[Gyula Lóránt]], [[Jenő Buzánszky]], [[Nándor Hidegkuti]], [[Sándor Kocsis]], [[József Zakariás]], [[Zoltán Czibor]], [[József Bozsik]], [[László Budai]]</center>]]
-Puskás made his debut for [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] team on 20 August 1945 and scored in a 5–2 win over [[Austria national football team|Austria]].<ref name="Times">{{cite news|title=Ferenc Puskas|work=The Times|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,27-2458262,00.html|accessdate = 2006-12-10|location=London|date=17 November 2006|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton}}</ref> 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 national football team|Luxembourg]] and four goals in a 12–0 win over [[Albania national football team|Albania]].<ref name="RSSSF goals">{{cite web|title=Ferenc Puskás&nbsp;— Goals in International Matches|work=RSSSF|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/puskas-intlg.html|accessdate = 2006-12-10}}</ref> Together with [[Zoltán Czibor]], [[Sándor Kocsis]], [[József Bozsik]], and [[Nándor Hidegkuti]], he formed the nucleus of the [[Magical Magyars|Golden Team]] that was to remain unbeaten for 32 consecutive games.<ref name="Scotsman">{{cite web|title=Galloping Major gave us finest hour at Hampden |work=The Scotsman |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football_international.cfm?id=1709652006 |accessdate=2006-12-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044735/http://sport.scotsman.com:80/football_international.cfm?id=1709652006 |archivedate=16 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> During this run, they became [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Olympic Champions]] in 1952, beating [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 2–0 in the final in [[Helsinki]]. Puskás scored four times at the Olympic tournament,<ref name="RSSSF goals"/> including the opening goal in the final. They also defeated [[England national football team|England]] twice, first with a [[England v Hungary (1953)|6–3 win]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].,<ref name="Times"/> and then [[Hungary v England (1954)|7–1]] in Budapest. Puskás scored two goals in each game against England. In 1953, they also became [[Central European International Cup|Central European Champions]]. Hungary won the championship after finishing top of the table with 11 points. Puskás finished the tournament as top scorer with 10 goals and scored twice as Hungary claimed the trophy with a 3–0 win over [[Italy national football team|Italy]] at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in 1953.
+Puskás made his debut for [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] team on 20 August 1945 and scored in a 5–2 win over [[Austria national football team|Austria]].<ref name="Times">{{cite news|title=Ferenc Puskas|work=The Times|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,27-2458262,00.html|accessdate = 2006-12-10|location=London|date=17 November 2006|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton}}</ref> 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 national football team|Luxembourg]] and four goals in a 12–0 win over [[Albania national football team|Albania]].<ref name="RSSSF goals">{{cite web|title=Ferenc Puskás&nbsp;— Goals in International Matches|work=RSSSF|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/puskas-intlg.html|accessdate = 2006-12-10}}</ref> Together with [[Zoltán Czibor]], [[Sándor Kocsis]], [[József Bozsik]], and [[Nándor Hidegkuti]], he formed the nucleus of the [[Magical Magyars|Golden Team]] that was to remain unbeaten for 32 consecutive games.<ref name="Scotsman">{{cite web |title=Galloping Major gave us finest hour at Hampden |work=The Scotsman |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football_international.cfm?id=1709652006 |accessdate=2006-12-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044735/http://sport.scotsman.com/football_international.cfm?id=1709652006 |archivedate=16 October 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> During this run, they became [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Olympic Champions]] in 1952, beating [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 2–0 in the final in [[Helsinki]]. Puskás scored four times at the Olympic tournament,<ref name="RSSSF goals"/> including the opening goal in the final. They also defeated [[England national football team|England]] twice, first with a [[England v Hungary (1953)|6–3 win]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].,<ref name="Times"/> and then [[Hungary v England (1954)|7–1]] in Budapest. Puskás scored two goals in each game against England. In 1953, they also became [[Central European International Cup|Central European Champions]]. Hungary won the championship after finishing top of the table with 11 points. Puskás finished the tournament as top scorer with 10 goals and scored twice as Hungary claimed the trophy with a 3–0 win over [[Italy national football team|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 national football team|South Korea]] 9–0 and then [[Germany national football team|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.
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+|1||Prel. R.||15 July 1952||align=left| {{fb|ROM|1952}}||90 min.|| [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics#Preliminary round results|2–1 (1–0)]] ||0|| — || — || [[Veritas Stadion|Kupittaa, Turku]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/matches/match=32373/report.html FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327060529/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197058/matches/match%3D32373/report.html |date=27 March 2009 }}</ref>
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-|2|| 1st R||21 July 1952||align=left| {{fb|ITA}}||90 min.|| [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics#First round results|3–0 (2–0)]]|| 0|| — || — || [[Töölön Pallokenttä|Pallokenttä, Helsinki]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/matches/match=32384/report.html Previous Tournaments - FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+|2|| 1st R||21 July 1952||align=left| {{fb|ITA}}||90 min.|| [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics#First round results|3–0 (2–0)]]|| 0|| — || — || [[Töölön Pallokenttä|Pallokenttä, Helsinki]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/matches/match=32384/report.html Previous Tournaments - FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704133554/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197058/matches/match%3D32384/report.html |date=4 July 2010 }}</ref>
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-|3||QF||24 July 1952||align=left| {{fb|TUR}}||90 min||[[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics#Quarter finals|7–1 (2–0)]] ||2|| '''4'''–0<br />'''6'''–1 ||{{goal|54}}<br /> {{goal|72}} || [[Arto Tolsa Areena|Urheilukeskus, Kotka]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/matches/match=32391/report.html FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+|3||QF||24 July 1952||align=left| {{fb|TUR}}||90 min||[[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics#Quarter finals|7–1 (2–0)]] ||2|| '''4'''–0<br />'''6'''–1 ||{{goal|54}}<br /> {{goal|72}} || [[Arto Tolsa Areena|Urheilukeskus, Kotka]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/matches/match=32391/report.html FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704095040/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197058/matches/match%3D32391/report.html |date=4 July 2010 }}</ref>
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+|5||Final|| 2 August 1952||align=left| {{fb|YUG}}||90 min||[[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics#Final (Gold medal match)|2–0 (0–0)]] ||1 || '''1'''–0 || {{goal|70}} || [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/matches/match=32396/report.html FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624134438/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197058/matches/match%3D32396/report.html |date=24 June 2010 }}</ref>
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+|1||Group 2||17 June 1954||align=left|{{fb|KOR}}||90 min.|| [[1954 FIFA World Cup#Group 2|9–0 (4–0)]]||2|| '''1'''–0<br />'''9'''–0 ||{{goal|12}}<br /> {{goal|89}} ||[[Hardturm|Hardturm Stadium]], [[Zürich]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1294/report.html 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720213050/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D9/results/matches/match%3D1294/report.html |date=20 July 2012 }}</ref>
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-|2||Group 2||20 June 1954||align=left|{{fb|FRG}}||90 min||[[1954 FIFA World Cup#Group 2|8–3 (3–1)]]||1|| '''2'''–0 ||{{goal|17}}||[[St. Jakob Stadium]], [[Basel]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1277/report.html FIFA.com - 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+|2||Group 2||20 June 1954||align=left|{{fb|FRG}}||90 min||[[1954 FIFA World Cup#Group 2|8–3 (3–1)]]||1|| '''2'''–0 ||{{goal|17}}||[[St. Jakob Stadium]], [[Basel]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1277/report.html FIFA.com - 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722201225/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D9/results/matches/match%3D1277/report.html |date=22 July 2012 }}</ref>
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-|–||[[Battle of Berne|QF]]||27 June 1954||align=left|{{fb|BRA|1889}}|| Did not play ||[[1954 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|4–2 (2–1)]]|| 0 ||–|| — || [[Wankdorf Stadium]], [[Bern]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1248/report.html 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817031154/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1248/report.html |date=17 August 2012 }}</ref>
+|–||[[Battle of Berne|QF]]||27 June 1954||align=left|{{fb|BRA|1889}}|| Did not play ||[[1954 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|4–2 (2–1)]]|| 0 ||–|| — || [[Wankdorf Stadium]], [[Bern]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1248/report.html 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817031154/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D9/results/matches/match%3D1248/report.html |date=17 August 2012 }}</ref>
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-|–||SF||30 June 1954||align=left|{{fb|URU}}||Did not play||[[1954 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|4–2 (a.e.t.)<br />(2–2, 1–0)]]|| 0 ||–|| — || [[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise]], [[Lausanne]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1295/report.html 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+|–||SF||30 June 1954||align=left|{{fb|URU}}||Did not play||[[1954 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|4–2 (a.e.t.)<br />(2–2, 1–0)]]|| 0 ||–|| — || [[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise]], [[Lausanne]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1295/report.html 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827054334/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D9/results/matches/match%3D1295/report.html |date=27 August 2012 }}</ref>
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-|3||[[1954 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]]||4 July 1954||align=left|{{fb|FRG}}||90 min||[[1954 FIFA World Cup#Final|2–3 (2–2)]]||1|| '''1'''–0 ||{{goal|6}}||[[Wankdorf Stadium]], [[Bern]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1278/report.html FIFA.com - 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+|3||[[1954 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]]||4 July 1954||align=left|{{fb|FRG}}||90 min||[[1954 FIFA World Cup#Final|2–3 (2–2)]]||1|| '''1'''–0 ||{{goal|6}}||[[Wankdorf Stadium]], [[Bern]]||<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1278/report.html FIFA.com - 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720061301/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D9/results/matches/match%3D1278/report.html |date=20 July 2012 }}</ref>
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Career in Hungary

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Mighty Magyars

Ferenc Puskás’ statistics in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics

Ferenc Puskás’ statistics at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland

Honvéd World Tour

Spanish career

Real Madrid

Spanish national appearances

Appearance for South Liverpool

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Later life and death

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Club

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