Ferenc Puskas Passes Away

[fourstarfizzle]

I'm guessing a few people know about this know, but I think he deserves a thread, the guy was a legend that even my grandad still speaks about today.

Taken from BBC.co.uk

Hungary and Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas has died at the age of 79.

Puskas, who was in hospital for six years with Alzheimer's disease, died in Budapest at 0600 GMT on Friday after suffering from a fever and pneumonia. Puskas led Hungary's golden team of the early 1950s, before taking Spanish citizenship and becoming part of Real Madrid's all-conquering team. Puskas scored 83 goals in 84 games for Hungary from 1945 to 1956 and later played for Spain in the 1962 World Cup.

After leading Hungary to the 1952 Olympic Gold medal, he was part of the Mighty Magyars who became the first overseas team to beat England on home soil in 1953, scoring twice in the 6-3 win at Wembley. Hungary then rolled England over 7-1 in Budapest and were consequently installed as favourites for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland. But injury to Puskas severely hampered the Magyars and they lost in the final to Germany.

Puskas joined Real Madrid and, along with Alfredo di Stefano, was the inspiration behind a string of domestic and European titles.

He scored four goals in Real's 7-3 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in a remarkable final at Hampden Park in 1960, and won the European Cup three times with the Madrid side.

In all, he scored 512 goals for Real in 528 matches and in 1962 he took out Spanish citizenship in time to play for his adopted country in the 1962 World Cup. Puskas retired in 1967, going on to coach clubs in several countries, leading Greek side Panathanaikos to the European Cup final in 1971.

As the last millennium drew to a close, Puskas was voted the 20th century's sixth best player by the International Federation for Football History and Statistics.

[Guest muddatrucker]

Him playing for spain, were you not tied to a country back then or was it something to do with the Hungarian Revolution?

[fourstarfizzle]

Him playing for spain, were you not tied to a country back then or was it something to do with the Hungarian Revolution?

[Guest muddatrucker]

Which is why I call up all dual nationality players in FM when I'm a country's manager, that way they either play for me or they can't play for the opposition, sabotage!

[fourstarfizzle]

Which is why I call up all dual nationality players in FM when I'm a country's manager, that way they either play for me or they can't play for the opposition, sabotage!

[METALMAN]

I think he left Hungary for the revolution like you suggested.

Anyway its a shame that he died. I've seen some videos of him in action and he was some player.

[Guest Tequilla Rockin' Bird]

1. Maradona

2. Puskas

3. Pele