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RIP Ferenc Puskas
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| Ian |
| quote: | Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskas has died at the age of 79.
During a brilliant playing career, Puskas established himself as one of the game's genuine greats.
Nicknamed 'The Galloping Major', Puskas was the focal point of the Hungarian team widely regarded as international football's best in the early 1950s.
The 'Magical Magyars' reached the final of the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, with Puskas scoring in the 3-2 defeat to West Germany.
He had gone into the game with an ankle injury sustained in a group meeting with the West Germans which forced him to miss the quarter final and semi-final.
Puskas concluded his Hungarian career with a remarkable 83 goals in 84 appearances before he represented Spain at the 1962 World Cup in Chile.
At club level, he made his name with the army team Honved and he won four Hungarian domestic titles prior to signing for Spanish giants Real Madrid in 1958 after almost two years in exile.
The goals continued to flow at the Bernabeu, with Puskas netting an incredible 324 times in 372 appearances for the club.
Puskas was a four-time leading scorer in the Spanish league and won multiple domestic and continental titles with Real.
He won the European Cup three times, with arguably his finest hour coming in the 1960 final against Eintracht Frankfurt when he scored four in a 7-3 victory at Hampden Park.
After retirement, Puskas moved into coaching and took Greek outfit Panathinaikos to the 1971 European Cup final.
In recent years he had been suffering from an Alzheimer's-like illness and passed away in hospital on Friday. |
sad news, this guy is the kind I'd have loved to have had the privilege to have seen live :( |
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| chesco |
sad news.
RIP ferenc:( |
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| Gabe de Wielen |
one of the best known Hungarians and one of the best football players of all time.
I still can't believe it. :(
Rest in Peace Öcsi Bácsi! |
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| Dj O'Callaghan |
RIP Puskas, I watched a documentary about communism and football a little while ago, his skill was amazing it was a pity Hungary never won the World Cup.
And his record! On wiki check out his goal to apperance ratio! Brilliant stuff. |
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| Gabe de Wielen |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj O'Callaghan
RIP Puskas, I watched a documentary about communism and football a little while ago, his skill was amazing it was a pity Hungary never won the World Cup.
And his record! On wiki check out his goal to apperance ratio! Brilliant stuff. |
I think only Ali Daei could score more goals in international matches, but he only need 83 matches to reach 84 goals.
He played his first game in the Hungarian League at the age of 16 (back in 1943, which was very rare in those times) - and having scored on his debut aswell. He was a magician, and one of those Hungarian people who was known worldwide for his success! |
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| fcuk ® |
| R.I.P. Would've loved to watch him live as people say he was just phenomonal. |
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| zoric |
Probably one of the best players in the history of football.
RIP. |
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| Paulie |
RIP.
Dont know if many of you know, but he coached in Australia for year with South Melbourne Hellas Soccer CLub. 1 year 1 championship and a million memories! What a bloke!
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| sleepydragon |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj O'Callaghan
And his record! On wiki check out his goal to apperance ratio! Brilliant stuff. |
yeah his goalscoring record was insane and his club record was nuts he scored nearly every game. |
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