Ferenc Deák (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944-1947 | Szentlőrinci | 72 | (128) |
| 1947-1950 | Ferencvárosi TC | 83 | (121) |
| 1950-1954 | Újpesti Dózsa | 77 | (53) |
| Total | 232 | (302) | |
| International career | |||
| 1946-1949 | Hungary | 20 | (29) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ferenc Deák (16 January 1922, Budapest - 18 April 1998, Budapest) was a Hungarian football player for teams such as Szentlőrinc SE, Ferencváros and Bp. Dózsa. During the football seasons of 1945-46, 1946–1947, and 1948–1949, he was the top scorer in all of European football playing for Szentlőrinc SE and Ferencváros in Hungary.
Deák was also the top goalscorer of the 1947 edition of the Balkan Cup which Hungary won.
Most goals in a season record
He is famous for holding the all-time record for scoring the most goals in a top-tier national league in Europe by scoring 66 goals for Szentlőrinc in the 1945-46 season of Hungarian top-league, Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
Stats
1943-44 Szentlőrinci 8 (apps) - 14 (goals)
1945-46 Szentlőrinci 34-66 (still the highest ever for a single season total in European football)
1946-47 Szentlőrinci 30-48
1947-48 Ferencváros 30-41
1948-49 Ferencváros 30-59
1949-50 Ferencváros 23-21
1950 (autumn) Budapesti Dózsa 14-12
1951 Budapesti Dózsa 11-5
1952 Budapesti Dózsa 20-15
1953 Budapesti Dózsa 19-12
1954 Budapesti Dózsa 13-9