Lajos Tichy
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 March 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Date of death | 6 January 1999 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1971 | Budapest Honvéd FC | 320 | (244) |
International career | |||
1955–1971 | Hungary | 72 | (51) |
Managerial career | |||
1976–1982 | Budapest Honvéd FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lajos Tichy (21 March 1935 – 6 January 1999) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for the club Budapest Honvéd FC, scoring 247 goals in 320 league games. He also scored 51 goals in 72 internationals for the Hungary national football team, including four in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and three in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He later became coach of the Honved youth team and from 1976 to 1982, he ultimately coached the first time, helping win the first Hungarian championship in 25 years in 1980. The "Nations Bomber" died in 1999 aged 63.
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- Budapest Honvéd FC managers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- 1964 European Nations' Cup players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- Hungary international footballers
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
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