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{{Short description|Hungarian footballer (1927–2006)}}
{{Hungarian name|Puskás Ferenc}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Expand Hungarian|topic=bio|fa=yes|Puskás Ferenc (labdarúgó)|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ferenc Puskás
| image = Puskas (1971).tif
| image_size = 
| caption = Puskás playing for [[Real Madrid]]
| birth_name = Ferenc Purczeld<ref name="puskas.com" />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1927|4|1}}
| birth_place = [[Budapest]], [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Kingdom of Hungary]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2006|11|17|1927|4|2}}
| death_place = Budapest, Hungary
| position = [[forward (association football)|Forward]], [[attacking midfielder]]
| height = 1.72 m
| youthyears1 = 1940–1943
| youthclubs1 = [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Kispest Honvéd]]
| years1 = 1943–1956
| clubs1 = [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]]{{efn-lr|Before 1950 the club name was Kispesti A.C.}}
| caps1 = 350
| goals1 = 358
| years2 = 1958–1966
| clubs2 = [[Real Madrid|Real Madrid]]
| caps2 = 180
| goals2 = 156
| totalcaps = 530
| totalgoals = 514
| nationalyears1 = 1945–1956
| nationalteam1 = [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
| nationalcaps1 = 85
| nationalgoals1 = [[List of international goals scored by Ferenc Puskás|84]]
| nationalyears2 = 1961–1962
| nationalteam2 = [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1963
| nationalteam3 = [[Madrid autonomous football team|Castile]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| manageryears1 = 1966–1967
| managerclubs1 = [[Hércules CF|Hércules]]
| manageryears2 = 1967
| managerclubs2 = [[San Francisco Golden Gate Gales]]
| manageryears3 = 1968
| managerclubs3 = [[Vancouver Royals]]
| manageryears4 = 1968–1969
| managerclubs4 = [[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]]
| manageryears5 = 1970–1974
| managerclubs5 = [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| manageryears6 = 1974–1975
| managerclubs6 = [[Real Murcia]]
| manageryears7 = 1975–1976
| managerclubs7 = [[Colo-Colo]]
| manageryears8 = 1976–1977
| managerclubs8 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| manageryears9 = 1978–1979
| managerclubs9 = [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]
| manageryears10 = 1979–1982
| managerclubs10 = [[Al Masry SC|Al Masry]]
| manageryears11 = 1985–1986
| managerclubs11 = [[Club Sol de América|Sol de América]]
| manageryears12 = 1986–1989
| managerclubs12 = [[Cerro Porteño]]
| manageryears13 = 1989–1992
| managerclubs13 = [[South Melbourne FC|South Melbourne]]
| manageryears14 = 1993
| managerclubs14 = [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{HUN|1949}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 Switzerland]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central European International Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1948–53 Central European International Cup|1948–53 Europe]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1955–60 Central European International Cup|1955–60 Europe]]|}}
| full_name = Ferenc Puskás
}}
{{Ferenc Puskás series}}
'''Ferenc Puskás''' ({{IPA-hu|ˈfɛrɛnt͡s ˈpuʃkaːʃ}}, {{IPAc-en|UK|ˌ|f|ɛr|ɛ|n|t|s|_|ˈ|p|ʊ|ʃ|k|ə|ʃ|,_|ˈ|p|ʊ|ʃ|k|æ|ʃ}} {{respell|FERR|ents|_|PUUSH|kəsh|,_|PUUSH|kash}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/puskas|title=Puskas|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814094029/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/puskas|archive-date=14 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Puskas,+Ferenc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901222753/https://www.dictionary.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2022-09-01 |title=Puskas, Ferenc |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/ferenc-puskas|title=Puskas, Ferenc|work=[[Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English]]|publisher=[[Longman]]|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814094033/https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/ferenc-puskas|archive-date=14 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[né]] '''Purczeld''';<ref name="puskas.com" >{{Cite web |url=http://www.puskas.com/hu/aktualis/104-puskas_szuletesnapja.html |title=Puskás születésnapja |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-date=23 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023234235/http://www.puskas.com/hu/aktualis/104-puskas_szuletesnapja.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar.<ref name="superstar">{{cite web|url =https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferenc-Puskas|title =BRITANNICA : Ferenc Puskas|access-date =5 August 2020|archive-date =29 October 2020|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20201029135944/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferenc-Puskas|url-status =live}}</ref> A forward and an attacking midfielder, he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and later played four international matches for [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] as well. He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]]. He won three [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]] (1959, 1960, 1966), ten national championships (five [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|Hungarian]] and five Spanish [[La Liga|Primera División]]) and eight top individual scoring honors. Known as the "Galloping Major",<ref>[https://visithungary.com/articles/memorials-of-the-%E2%80%9Cgalloping-major%E2%80%9D 'Memorials of the "Galloping Major"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209151840/https://visithungary.com/articles/memorials-of-the-%E2%80%9Cgalloping-major%E2%80%9D |date=9 December 2022 }}. Visit Hungary, undated, accessed 9 December 2022</ref> in 1995, he was recognized as the greatest top division scorer of the 20th century by the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]].<ref name="FIFA benefit">{{cite web|url=https://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|access-date=17 November 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101011633/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/president/news/newsid%3D100845.html|archive-date=1 January 2008}}</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=es|work=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]]|date=17 November 2006|access-date=17 November 2006|archive-date=24 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724064913/http://www.as.com/articulo/Futbol/Coronel/Puskas/zurdo/oro/dasftb/20061117dasdasftb_2/Tes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Puskás auction">{{cite web|url = http://sport.guardian.co.uk/golf/story/0,10069,1590809,00.html|last = Mackay|first = Duncan|website = [[The Guardian]]|title = Lineker tees up another nice little earner|date = 13 October 2005|access-date = 17 November 2006|location = London|archive-date = 22 April 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080422141540/http://sport.guardian.co.uk/golf/story/0,10069,1590809,00.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Scoring 806 goals in 793 official games during his career, he is the seventh top goal scorer of all time by the [[RSSSF]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/prolific.html |title=Prolific Scorers Data - Official matches |access-date=24 June 2022 |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709223013/https://www.rsssf.org/players/prolific.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He was the son of former footballer [[Ferenc Puskás Sr.|Ferenc Puskás Senior]]. Puskás started his career in Hungary playing for 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|Hungary national team]], known as the ''[[Golden Team|Mighty Magyars]]''. After the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]], Puskás served a two year ban from [[UEFA]]. Despite failing to sign for [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]] in 1957 under pressure from rival clubs,<ref>[https://www.ertsports.gr/retro/proto-thema-stin-eyropi-o-ethnikos/ Πρώτο θέμα στην Ευρώπη ο Εθνικός ertsports.gr]</ref> in 1958, he emigrated to Spain where he successfully signed for [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] at the age of 31. While playing with the club, Puskás won four [[Pichichi Trophy|''Pichichis'']] and scored seven goals in two [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] finals, winning the competition three times with the club and claiming five consecutive La Liga titles. He scored 619 goals in 618 matches in the [[Hungarian League|Hungarian]] and [[La Liga|Spanish]] leagues and National Cups.

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|Ajax]]. He also led the club to the [[List of Greek football champions|championship]] in [[1971–72 Alpha Ethniki|1972]], becoming an icon in the country. Afterward he'd have spells at various countries and clubs, including Spain, Paraguay and the Saudi Arabia national team, with varying success. He returned again to Greece to manage an exceptionally strong [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK]] team for the [[1978–79 AEK Athens F.C. season|1978–79]] season. In 1993, he returned to Hungary and took temporary charge of the Hungary national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1716212006|title=Obituary:Ferenc Puskas|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=20 November 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044745/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=1716212006|archive-date=16 October 2007}}</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|access-date = 20 November 2006|date = 17 November 2006|work = soschildrensvillages.org.uk|publisher = SOS Children's Villages|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070210200628/http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/puskas-obituary.htm|archive-date = 10 February 2007|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317084104/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind%3D256/newsId%3D130150.html |archive-date=17 March 2005}}</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==
===Early years===
[[File:Ferenc Puskas and Ger Lagendijk 1968.jpg|thumb|right|Puskás and [[Ger Lagendijk]], manager and player of the [[Vancouver Royals]], February 1968]]
Ferenc Purczeld was born on 1 April 1927<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsport.hu/cikk.php?cikk=127775 |title=Nemzeti Sport Online - Isten futballistának teremtette |access-date=24 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714170916/http://www.nsport.hu/cikk.php?cikk=127775 |archive-date=14 July 2007}}</ref> to a [[Germans of Hungary|German]] ([[Danube Swabians|Danube Swabian]]) family in [[Budapest]] and brought up in [[Kispest]], then a suburb, today part of the city. His mother, Margit Biró (1904–1976), was a seamstress. He began his career as a junior with [[Kispest A.C.|Kispest Honvéd]],<ref name="NYT"/> where his father, who had previously played for the club, was a coach.

In 1937, his father changed the family name to Puskás. He initially used the pseudonym "Miklós Kovács" to help circumvent the minimum age rules<ref>{{cite web|title=Puskás, Hungary's greatest|publisher=UEFA|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=479442.html|access-date=27 November 2006|archive-date=16 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016071518/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind%3D2/newsId%3D479442.html|url-status=live}}</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|NAC]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Ferenc Puskas|work=The Guardian|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1950662,00.html|access-date=27 November 2006|location=London|first=Brian|last=Glanville|date=17 November 2006|archive-date=8 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408155840/http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1950662,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was here where he received 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>

On 19 February 1949, Puskás scored seven goals for Kispest in a 11–3 win against [[Győri ETO FC|Győr]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kispesti AC - Győri Vasas ETO 11 : 3|work=Magyar Futball|url=https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozes/38590|access-date=31 July 2023|archive-date=2 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002221540/https://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozes/38590|url-status=live}}</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">{{cite web|title=Soccer Great Puskas dead at 79|work=TSN|url=https://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=184708|access-date=10 December 2006}}{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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|access-date=10 December 2006|archive-date=10 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210054253/http://www.ifhof.com/hof/puskas.asp|url-status=live}}</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|access-date=27 August 2011|archive-date=1 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101043005/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/63194-a-tribute-to-ferenc-puskas|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Goldteam===
{{Main|Golden Team}}
[[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]]}}]]
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|access-date=10 December 2006|location=London|date=17 November 2006|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton|archive-date=29 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529194054/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}</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|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/puskas-intlg.html|access-date=10 December 2006|archive-date=19 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019164529/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/puskas-intlg.html|url-status=live}}</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 |access-date=10 December 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044735/http://sport.scotsman.com/football_international.cfm?id=1709652006 |archive-date=16 October 2007}}</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 won the [[1948-53 Central European International Cup]]. Hungary won the championship after finishing top of the table with 11 points. Puskás finished the tournament as top scorer with ten 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.<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article1993614.ece|title=Ferenc Puskás |work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=20. November 2006.|access-date=1 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001758/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article1993614.ece|archive-date=1 October 2007|url-status=dead}}.</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifhof.com/hof/puskas.asp |title=FERENC PUSKAS – International Football Hall of Fame |publisher=Ifhof.com |date=2 April 1927 |access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref>

Puskás played the entire [[1954 FIFA World Cup Final|1954 World Cup final]] against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] with a 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 scored a late equalizer but the goal was disallowed due to an offside call.<ref>''The World Cup: The Complete History'' by Terry Crouch. 2006.</ref> Ending the Golden years with a silver medal at the [[1955-60 Central European International Cup]], making it a grand total of two gold/titles and two silver for the Mighty Magyars.

===Ferenc Puskás' statistics at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics===
The scores contain links to the article on [[Helsinki Olympics#Football|football in the Helsinki Olympics]] and the round in question.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25748 |title=Ferenc Puskás |work=Olympedia |access-date=5 November 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021201543/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25748 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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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>[https://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>[https://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>[https://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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|4||SF|| 28 July 1952||align=left| {{fb|SWE}} ||90 min||[[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics#Semi finals|6–0 (3–0)]]|| 1|| '''1'''–0 ||{{goal|1}} || [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/matches/match=32393/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530195837/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197058/matches/match=32393/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 May 2008|title=FIFA.com – Previous Tournaments}}</ref>
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|5||Final|| 2 August 1952||align=left| {{fb|YUG}}||90 min||[[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics#Gold-medal match|2–0 (0–0)]] ||1 || '''1'''–0 || {{goal|70}} || [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]]||<ref>[https://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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===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''.

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!width=50|Game no.
!width=50|Round
!width=90|Date
!width=130|Opponent
!width=70|Puskás’ playing time
!width=70|Score
!width=20|Puskás’ goals
!width=70|Score
!width=70|Times
!width=180|Venue
!width=80|Report
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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]] Stadium, [[Zürich]]||<ref>[https://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>[https://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 (1954 FIFA World Cup)|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>[https://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>[https://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>[https://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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===Honvéd World Tour===
[[File:Puskas Hidegkuti 1954.png|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Nándor Hidegkuti]] and Ferenc Puskás in 1954]]
[[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]] entered the [[European Cup 1956–57|European Cup]] in 1956 and were drawn against [[Athletic Bilbao]] in the first round. Honvéd lost the away leg 2–3, but before the home leg could be played, the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]] erupted in Budapest and was subsequently brutally repressed by [[Soviet army|Soviet forces]]. The players decided against going back to communist Hungary and arranged for the return with Athletic to be played at [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]] in Brussels, Belgium.<ref name="Scotsman"/> Puskás scored in the subsequent 3–3 draw, his first European Cup goal ever, but Honvéd were eliminated 6–5 on aggregate, and the Hungarian players were left in limbo. They summoned<ref name="Kasza">Peter Kasza: [https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/die-welt-im-linken-bein/776188.html ''Die Welt im linken Bein.''] In: [[Tagesspiegel]] vom 18. November 2006.</ref> 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.<ref>''Behind the Curtain: Football in Eastern Europe'' by Jonathan Wilson. 2006.</ref> Puskás did not return to Hungary until 1981.<ref name=WS/>

==Spanish career==
===Real Madrid===
[[File:DiStefanoPuskas.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Ferenc Puskás with [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]]]
[[File:Ferenc Puskas player licence.jpg|thumb|Puskás's player licence, showing his mother's maiden name Biró as a second surname in accordance with [[Spanish naming customs]]]]
After refusing to return to Hungary, Puskás initially played a few unofficial games for [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=21 December 2016|editor=Portal digital BDFutbol|title=Primera División 1958-59|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1958-59.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> At the same time, both [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] and [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] attempted to sign him, but then he received a two-year ban from [[UEFA]] for refusing to return to Budapest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=591759&cc=5901|title=Puskas, the Galloping Major|work=ESPNFC.com|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-date=21 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021224131/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=591759&cc=5901|url-status=dead}}</ref> which prevented him from playing in Europe. He moved to Austria and then Italy.<ref name="Scotsman"/> After his ban expired, 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.<ref name="IFHOF"/> He was considered by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] to strengthen a squad ravaged by the [[Munich air disaster]] in 1958, but because of [[The Football Association|FA]] rules regarding foreigners and Puskás' not knowing the English language, stand-in manager [[Jimmy Murphy (footballer)|Jimmy Murphy]] could not fulfill his wish of signing the Hungarian. However, a few months later, Puskás joined [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] and at the age of 31 embarked on the second phase of his career.<ref name="a3">{{cite web|access-date=2022-04-16|language=fr|title=Puskas {{!}} Real Madrid CF|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/fr/a-propos-du-real-madrid/club/histoire/joueurs-de-legende-football/ferenc-puskas-biro|website=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

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|Las Palmas]] on 4 January 1959, Puskás and [[Alfredo di Stéfano]] scored hat-tricks in a 10–1 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.es/|title=Página web oficial de LaLiga|work=Liga de Fútbol Profesional|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-date=13 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113205641/http://www.lfp.es/|url-status=live}}</ref> During the 1960–61 season, Puskás scored four times in a game against [[Elche CF|Elche]] and the following season, he scored five goals against the same team. Puskás scored two hat-tricks against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in 1963, one at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|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 Trophy|''Pichichi'']] four times: in 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964, scoring 25, 28, 26 and 21 goals, respectively. He helped Real win La Liga five times in a row between 1961 and 1965 and the [[Copa del Rey|Copa del Generalísimo]] in [[1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo|1962]]. He scored both goals in the 2–1 victory over [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in the Copa final.<ref name="a3" />

Puskás also played a further 39 games for Real in the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], scoring 35 goals. He helped Real reach the [[1959 European Cup Final|final]] of the [[1958–59 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 [[1959–60 European Cup]] campaign with [[List of UEFA Champions League hat-tricks|a hat-trick]] against [[Jeunesse Esch]] and in the semi-final against FC Barcelona, as Puskás once again guided Real into the [[1960 European Cup Final|final]] with three goals over two legs. In the final itself, Real beat [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] 7–3 with Puskás scoring four goals<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|title=Ferenc Puskas, 79, International Soccer Star, Dies|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/18/sports/soccer/18puskas.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|access-date=8 March 2008|first=Jack|last=Bell|date=18 November 2006|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325073518/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/18/sports/soccer/18puskas.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|url-status=live}}</ref> and di Stéfano scoring three. In subsequent European campaigns, he would score a further three hat-tricks, including one in the [[1962 European Cup Final|1962 final]] against [[S.L. Benfica|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|1966 European Cup final]] – Real won the game against [[FK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]], but Puskás did not play.<ref name="a3" />

===Spanish national appearances===
In 1962, Puskás became a naturalized Spanish citizen,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ferenc Puskas dies aged 79|work=The Guardian|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1950418,00.html|access-date=27 November 2006|location=London|date=17 November 2006|archive-date=16 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016081037/http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1950418,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and subsequently played four times for [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]]. Three of these games were at the [[1962 FIFA World Cup squads|1962 World Cup]]. In Spain, he was known as Cañoncito Pum (the booming cannon).<ref name=WS>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]]|title=Magical Major|pages=6–9|date=January 2007|last=Radnege|first=Keir}}</ref>

===Appearance for Madrid autonomous team===
On 28 October 1963, Puskás appeared in a game for the [[Madrid autonomous football team|Madrid football team]] at the [[Madrid Football Federation|FFM]] Trofeo Bodas de Oro, and he scored two late goals in a 4–0 win over [[Andalusia autonomous football team|Andalusia]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1963/10/29/055.html | title=ABC MADRID 29-10-1963 página 55 - Archivo ABC | website=www.abc.es | date=29 October 1963 | accessdate=7 June 2022 | archive-date=11 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411231305/http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1963/10/29/055.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Appearance for South Liverpool===
In 1967, at the age of 40, he appeared in a fundraising friendly game for [[South Liverpool F.C.|South Liverpool]], the English [[non-League football|non-League]] side, in front of a 10,000-strong sell-out crowd at the club's [[Holly Park, Allerton|Holly Park]] stadium.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/19/seven-deadly-sins-football-heavenly-virtues-kind | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Tim | last=Rich | title=The heavenly virtues: 10 kind footballers | date=19 May 2009 | access-date=11 December 2016 | archive-date=5 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305013448/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/19/seven-deadly-sins-football-heavenly-virtues-kind | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Managerial career==
[[File:Puskás statue in Óbuda-1.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Statue of Ferenc Puskás in [[Budapest]] inspired by a photograph taken in Madrid in which the legendary player was teaching an ad hoc course in [[keepie uppie]] to street children]]

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 F.C.|Panathinaikos]] of Greece to the [[1971 European Cup final|European Cup final]]. This was the first time a Greek club has reached a European final, and this would remain the only time for more than half a century, until [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiakos]] reached the [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final|final]] of the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] in 2024. En route to the final, Panathinaikos beat [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in the quarter-finals on away goals, then defeated [[Red Star Belgrade]] in the semis, to become the only amateur football team to reach the European Cup/Champions League final. In the final, Panathinaikos lost 2–0 to [[Johan Cruyff]]'s [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]].<ref>''50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League'' by Keir Radnedge. 2005.</ref> 

During his four-year tenure at Panathinaikos, Puskás helped the team secure one [[Super League Greece|Greek Championship]] in 1972. At Panathinaikos he retained the "Pancho" nickname from Spain and is considered Panathinaikos' greatest ever manager, in the same esteem with his predecessor [[Stjepan Bobek]] and has entered the Greek football pantheon after Panathinaikos' run to the Wembley Final. A few months after leaving Panathinaikos in 1974, he took over [[Real Murcia CF|Real Murcia]], placed last in La Liga when he was appointed in December, failing to save the club from relegation in his [[1974-75 La Liga|only season]] in charge, while the following year he coached [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] and in the same year he also managed [[Colo-Colo]], where he spent two years, without experiencing notable success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2006/11/17/mas_futbol/1163718002_850215.amp.html|title=Coronel Puskas, el zurdo de Oro|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226151125/https://as.com/futbol/2006/11/17/mas_futbol/1163718002_850215.amp.html|archivedate=26 February 2022|lang=es}}</ref> 

In the summer of 1978 he returned to Greece as coach of [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]], where he was reunited with his former player at Panathinaikos, [[Mimis Domazos]]. Puskás led the club to its biggest ever victory in the European Cup, a 6–1 defeat of Portuguese champions [[FC Porto|Porto]] in Athens, before their continental run was cut short in the second round by eventual competition winners [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] 7–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/sthles/ferents-poyskas-o-kalpazon-syntagmatarchis.8431528.amp.html?|title=Φέρεντς Πούσκας: Ο καλπάζων συνταγματάρχης|date=17 November 2016|website=sport24.gr|location=Online|lang=el}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/planetfootball/article/900298/ferents-poyskas-o-profitis-tis-teleiotitas|title=Φέρεντς Πούσκας: ο προφήτης της τελειότητας|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20231029231805/https://www.gazzetta.gr/planetfootball/article/900298/ferents-poyskas-o-profitis-tis-teleiotitas|archivedate=29 October 2023|location=Online|lang=el}}</ref> However, in March 1979 the club's management, fearing the eventual loss of the league, replaced him with his assistant, [[Andreas Stamatiadis]], on an interim role for the final 11 games until the end of the season, due to the unstable performances of the team, which saw them drop to third place in the league table.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enwsi.gr/1486279/retro-aek/i-kinisi-poy-efere-to-protathlima-to-telos-toy-poyskas-apo-tin-aek-video.html|title=Η κίνηση που έφερε το πρωτάθλημα, το τέλος του Πούσκας από την ΑΕΚ!|first=Σταύρος|last=Καζαντζόγλου|date=11 March 2024|website=enwsi.gr|location=Online|lang=el}}</ref> The club of Athens eventually won the championship with Stamatiadis in charge in a play–off match that was never contested, as [[A.E.K.–Olympiacos rivalry|rivals]] [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] refused to play.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sansimera.gr/biographies/246|title=Φέρεντς Πούσκας: Ο "καλπάζων συνταγματάρχης" του ΠΑΟ|website=sansimera.gr|location=Online|lang=el}}</ref> 

Despite his wide travels, his only other silverware came with [[Club Sol de América|Sol de América]], where he led the club to its first ever league title in [[1986 Paraguayan Primera División season|1986]], and [[South Melbourne Hellas]], with whom he won the [[National Soccer League]] title in 1991, as well as the [[NSL Cup]] in [[1989–90 NSL Cup|1990]], the NSL League Cup in 1990 and two [[Dockerty Cup]] titles in 1989 and 1991, becoming the club's most successful manager.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Francis |first1=Kieran |title='Disgraceful' - Football fans call for ignored Ferenc Puskas statue to be relocated in Melbourne |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/football/news/disgraceful-football-fans-call-for-ignored-ferenc-puskas-statue-to-be-relocated-in-melbourne/15chkpsjogui81oki8qa82dlpn |website=The Sporting News |date=27 January 2021 |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515120234/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/football/news/disgraceful-football-fans-call-for-ignored-ferenc-puskas-statue-to-be-relocated-in-melbourne/15chkpsjogui81oki8qa82dlpn |url-status=live }}</ref> While managing the Australian club, one of his players was future South Melbourne, [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] manager [[Ange Postecoglou]], who has spoken of the influence Puskás' all out attacking approach and tactical acumen had on his coaching style.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPH89zMxp6Q|title=Ange Postecoglou interview November 2021|website=[[YouTube]]|date=22 November 2021 |access-date=20 December 2021|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220191634/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPH89zMxp6Q&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

When [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] opened their renovated stadium [[Molineux 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 1954 match 3–2, with the 1993 match ending in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=2020-11-28|date=1981-07-17|title=Ferenc Puskás nach 25 Jahren wieder in Budapest: ein Besuch, aber kerne Heinikehr: Ein alter Herr vor den Toren|newspaper=Die Zeit |url=https://www.zeit.de/1981/30/ein-alter-herr-vor-den-toren}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

Puskás returned to Hungary for the first time in 1981 and in 1990, he made Budapest his home again.<ref name=WS/> In 1993, he took charge of the [[Hungary national football team|Hungary national team]] for four games, including a 4–2 friendly victory against the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] in Dublin, where Hungary came from two goals down to eventually beat their opponents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eu-football.info/_match.php?id=433|title=Rep. of Ireland* v Hungary national team, 29 May 1993|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-date=5 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105031857/http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=433|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Puskas had excellent ball control, mostly with his left foot, and had a great first touch of the ball giving very quick and precise passing and crossing. He also was able to maneuver and change positions quickly on the pitch by moving from inside left to centre forward. He was also able to dummy his opponents with fake dribbles and would confuse his markers by pretending to go one way before going another. He did this to [[Bill Eckersley]] and [[Harry Johnston (footballer, born 1919)|Harry Johnston]] when Hungary beat England 6–3 at Wembley.<ref name="Times"/> Puskas also used to move the ball in different directions and sideways to go past his opponents with ease. Puskas was also excellent at the set pieces, often scoring powerful direct free-kicks. He also scored directly from a corner kick. Puskas had one of the most powerful left shots in history and often scored from 30 to 35 metres from goal.

==Later life and death==
[[File:Puskás Ferenc sírja.jpg|thumb|280px|Puskás's tomb at [[St. Stephen's Basilica]] in [[Budapest]]]]

Puskás was diagnosed with [[Alzheimer's disease]] in 2000.<ref name="BBC obit">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6155766.stm|title=Hungary legend Puskas dies at 79|publisher=BBC|date=17 November 2006|access-date=17 November 2006|archive-date=27 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127050711/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6155766.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He was admitted to a Budapest hospital in September 2006<ref name="Puskás admitted">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5343726.stm|title=Puskas 'taken to intensive care'|publisher=BBC|date=13 September 2006|access-date=13 September 2006|archive-date=29 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529194054/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5343726.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and died on 17 November 2006<ref name="BBC obit"/> of [[pneumonia]]. He was 79 years old and was survived by his wife of 57 years, Erzsébet,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/18/db1801.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016064140/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/18/db1801.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2007|title=Ferenc Puskas|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=18 November 2003|location=London|access-date=2 May 2010}}</ref> and their daughter, Anikó.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-puskas18nov18,1,2453964.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=1&cset=true|title=Ferenc Puskas, 79; Hungarian was one of soccer's all-time greats|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=18 November 2003|first=Grahame L.|last=Jones|access-date=2 May 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In a [[state funeral]], his coffin was moved from [[Stadium Puskás Ferenc|Puskás Ferenc Stadion]] to [[Heroes' Square (Budapest)|Heroes' Square]] for a [[21-gun salute|military salute]]. He was buried under the dome of [[St. Stephen's Basilica]] in Budapest on 9 December 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6164159.stm|title =Hungary salutes footballer Puskas |date =9 December 2006 |accessdate =22 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.goal.com/en/news/who-is-the-fifa-puskas-award-named-after-the-real-madrid-hungary-/4ciltz7htmiv16d4pwj2g9bt0|title =Who is the FIFA Puskas Award named after? The Real Madrid & Hungary football legend |accessdate =23 September 2023 |archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20230923180824/https://www.goal.com/en/news/who-is-the-fifa-puskas-award-named-after-the-real-madrid-hungary-/4ciltz7htmiv16d4pwj2g9bt0|archivedate =23 September 2023}}</ref>

==Legacy==
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| rowspan="1" align="center" | Asteroid [[82656 Puskás]], discovered by [[Krisztián Sárneczky]] and [[Gyula M. Szabó]] in 2001, was named in his honor.
|align="left"|<ref name="MPC-object" /> 
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | The official {{MoMP|82656|naming citation}} was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on 9 August 2006 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|MPC]] 57425}}).
|align="left"|<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | 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.
|align="left"|<ref>[http://www.puskas.com/en/memorials/7-ferenc-puskas-street.html Ferenc Puskás Street - Memorials] PUSKAS.COM</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | The new [[Puskás Aréna]], its [[Puskás Ferenc Stadion metro station|metro station]], [[Puskás Akadémia FC]], [[Puskás Cup]], and the [[FIFA Puskás Award]] all bear his name.
|align="left"|<ref name="superstar"/>
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | A statue of Puskás was unveiled in 2017 in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], near the former site of the now demolished [[Olympic Park Stadium (Melbourne)|Olympic Park Stadium]], where he led [[South Melbourne Hellas]] to the [[1990–91 National Soccer League|1991 NSL Championship]] as manager.
|align="left"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferenc Puskás statue unveiled in Melbourne |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/article/ferenc-puskas-statue-unveiled-in-melbourne/y4b7m6w91 |website=SBS Sport |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515115856/https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/article/ferenc-puskas-statue-unveiled-in-melbourne/y4b7m6w91 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ferenc Puskás Memorial |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ferenc-puskas-memorial |website=Atlas Obscura |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515115856/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ferenc-puskas-memorial |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==Film==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!List
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | He appears in ''Wonder Striker (A csodacsatár)''. It was directed by [[Márton Keleti]].
|align="left"|<ref>{{Citation|last=Keleti|first=Márton|title=A csodacsatár|date=12 September 1957|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049111/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0|type=Comedy|publisher=Hunnia Filmgyár|access-date=13 October 2021|archive-date=12 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412101032/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049111/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | He appears in one scene in the Egyptian movie [[:ar:غريب في بيتي (فيلم)|''Ghareeb fi Bayti'']] ''({{langx|en|A stranger in my house}})'' while he was watching the football match in the stands. At the time of the film, he was a coach for the Egyptian club [[Al Masry SC|Al Masry]].
|align="left"|<ref>{{Citation|title=Ghareeb fi Bayti, the scene in 36:50 minute| date=2 October 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-r59Ns5XgY|publisher=YouTube|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811174336/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-r59Ns5XgY&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | In one scene, he appears with [[Flórián Albert]] in ''The Enchanted Dollar'', which was directed by [[István Bujtor]].
|align="left"|<ref>{{Citation|last=Bujtor|first=István|title=Az elvarázsolt dollár|date=1 May 1986|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089084/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|type=Comedy, Crime|publisher=Moviecoop|access-date=13 October 2021|archive-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411234243/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089084/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | [[Tamás Almási]] (director), Ádám Neményi (producer): Puskás Hungary, documentary, 2009.
|align="left"|<ref>{{Citation|last=Almási|first=Tamás|title=Puskás Hungary|date=12 March 2009|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829269/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|type=Documentary, Biography, Sport|publisher=Filmplus, Next Station Productions|access-date=13 October 2021|archive-date=12 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912113152/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829269/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | Csaba Gellár (director), Tamás Lajos, Sándor Takó (producer): ''The World of Little Puskás'' animation series, 2021.
|align="left"|<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12276104/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 The world of Little Puskás] IMDB.COM</ref>
|}

==Career statistics==
===Club===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Ferenc Puskás – ARFTS Player Profile|url=http://arfts.com/paginas/profile/players/fpuskas|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053854/http://arfts.com/paginas/profile/players/fpuskas|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Magyar Kupa]], [[Copa del Generalísimo]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="17"|[[Budapest Honvéd FC|Kispest/Budapesti<br />Honvéd SE]]
|[[1943–44 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1943–44]]
|[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]]
|18||7||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||7
|-
|1944–45
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||1
|-
|[[1944 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1944]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|11||6||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||6
|-
|[[1945 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1945]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|20||10||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||10
|-
|[[1945–46 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1945–46]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|34||36||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||36
|-
|[[1946–47 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1946–47]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|29||32||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||32
|-
|[[1947–48 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1947–48]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|31||50||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||50
|-
|[[1948–49 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1948–49]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|28||46||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||46
|-
|[[1949–50 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1949–50]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|30||31||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||30||31
|-
|[[1950 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1950]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|15||25||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||25
|-
|[[1951 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1951]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|21||21||2||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||23||25
|-
|[[1952 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1952]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|26||22||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||22
|-
|[[1953 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1953]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|26||27||3||12||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||39
|-
|[[1954 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1954]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|20||21||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||21
|-
|[[1955 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1955]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|26||18||6||4||4{{efn|Appearances in [[Mitropa Cup]]}}||3||colspan="2"|–||36||25
|-
|[[1956 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1956]]
|Nemzeti Bajnokság I
|13||5||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=EC|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||1||colspan="2"|–||15||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!350!!358!!11!!20!!6!!4!!colspan="2"|–!!367!!382
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[1958–59 Real Madrid CF season|1958–59]]
|[[La Liga]]
|24||21||5||2||5{{efn|name=EC}}||2||colspan="2"|–||34||25
|-
|[[1959–60 Real Madrid CF season|1959–60]]
|La Liga
|24||25||5||10||7{{efn|name=EC}}||12||colspan="2"|–||36||47
|-
|[[1960–61 Real Madrid CF season|1960–61]]
|La Liga
|28||28||9||14||2{{efn|name=EC}}||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}||2||41||44
|-
|[[1961–62 Real Madrid CF season|1961–62]]
|La Liga
|23||20||8||13||9{{efn|name=EC}}||7||colspan="2"|–||40||40
|-
|[[1962–63 Real Madrid CF season|1962–63]]
|La Liga
|30||26||7||5||2{{efn|name=EC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||39||31
|-
|[[1963–64 Real Madrid CF season|1963–64]]
|La Liga
|25||21||0||0||8{{efn|name=EC}}||7||colspan="2"|–||33||28
|-
|[[1964–65 Real Madrid CF season|1964–65]]
|La Liga
|18||11||4||4||3{{efn|name=EC}}||2||colspan="2"|–||25||17
|-
|[[1965–66 Real Madrid CF season|1965–66]]
|La Liga
|8||4||3||1||3{{efn|name=EC}}||5||colspan="2"|–||14||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!180!!156!!41!!49!!39!!35!!2!!2!!262!!242
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!530!!514!!52!!69!!45!!39!!2!!2!!629!!624
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{main|List of international goals scored by Ferenc Puskás}}
'''Appearances and goals by national team and year'''<ref name="Puskás">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150910061201/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=174886/profile.html The Galloping Major]. [[FIFA]].com</ref><ref>{{NFT player|id=21029|name=Ferenc Puskás}}</ref><ref name="rsssf.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/puskas-intlg.html|title=Ferenc Puskás – Goals in International matches|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=19 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019164529/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/puskas-intlg.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!National team
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
| rowspan="13" |[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|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
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Spain men's national football team|Spain]]
|1961
|1
|0
|-
|1962
|3
|0
|-
!Total
!4
!0
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Madrid autonomous football team|Madrid]]
|1963
|1
|2
|-
!Total
!1
!2
|-
! colspan="2" |Career total
!90
!86
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="8" |Record			
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}		
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}	
|-
|align=left|[[Hércules CF|Hércules]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|23 July 1966
|align=left|28 June 1967
{{WDL|34|8|9|17}}
|-
|align=left|[[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|1 July 1968
|align=left|26 June 1969
{{WDL|38|15|5|18}}
|-
|align=left|[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
|{{flagicon|GRE}}
|align=left|1 July 1970
|align=left|4 September 1974
{{WDL|170|109|32|29}}
|-
|align=left|[[Real Murcia]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|6 December 1974
|align=left|16 June 1975
{{WDL|26|6|5|15}}
|-
|align=left|[[Colo-Colo]]
|{{flagicon|Chile}}
|align=left|17 June 1975
|align=left|19 August 1976
{{WDL|42|21|9|12}}
|-
|align=left|[[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK]]
|{{flagicon|GRE}}
|align=left|11 June 1978
|align=left|17 March 1979
{{WDL|31|19|6|6}}
|-
|align=left|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|{{flagicon|HUN}}
|align=left|9 April 1993
|align=left|22 June 1993
{{WDL|4|1|0|3}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Budapest Honvéd'''
* [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]]: [[1949–50 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1949–50]], [[1950 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1950]], [[1952 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1952]], [[1954 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1954]], [[1955 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1955]]

'''Real Madrid'''
* [[La Liga]]: [[1960–61 La Liga|1960–61]], [[1961–62 La Liga|1961–62]], [[1962–63 La Liga|1962–63]], [[1963–64 La Liga|1963–64]], [[1964–65 La Liga|1964–65]]
* [[Copa del Rey|Copa del Generalísimo]]: [[1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo|1961–62]]
* [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1958–59 European Cup|1958–59]], [[1959–60 European Cup|1959–60]], [[1965–66 European Cup|1965–66]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1960 Intercontinental Cup|1960]]

'''Hungary'''
* [[Football at the Summer Olympics#Results|Summer Olympics]]: [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]
* [[Central European International Cup]]: [[1948–53 Central European International Cup|1948–53]]; runner-up: [[1955–60 Central European International Cup|1955–60]]
* [[Balkan Cup]]: [[1947 Balkan Cup|1947]]
* [[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Ballon d'Or]] Silver Award: [[1960 Ballon d'Or|1960]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |access-date=5 December 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116080615/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |archive-date=16 January 2009}}</ref>
* [[Hungarian Football Federation]] Player of the Year: 1950<ref name="Hung FOTY">{{cite web|access-date=24 September 2015|title=Hungarian football players of the Year|url=http://www.sporcle.com/games/NahuOost/hungarian-football-player-of-the-year}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
* [[Central European International Cup]] top scorer: 1948-53
* Hungarian top scorer: 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950, 1953
* [[Pichichi Trophy|Spanish League top scorer (Pichichi Trophy)]]: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64
* [[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers|European Cup top scorer]] : 1959–60, 1963–64
* Golden Boot of the World: 1948
* World Soccer World XI: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963<ref>[http://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ "ERIC BATTY's WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116024135/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |date=16 January 2018 }} Retrieved on 26 November 2015</ref>
* [[1954 FIFA World Cup]]: [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]]
* 1954 FIFA World Cup: [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|All-Star Team]]
* European Player of the 20th century – [[L'Equipe]]
* Hungarian Player of the 20th century – [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]]<ref name="RSSSF">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html |title=IFFHS' Century Elections |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=3 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303065744/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Football's Top Scorer of the 20th century – IFFHS
* Member of the [[FIFA 100]]
*[[UEFA Jubilee Awards|UEFA Golden Player]]: Greatest Hungarian Footballer of the last 50 Years
* 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) – IFFHS<ref name="RSSSF"/>
* Top 10 Europe's Best Players of the 20th century (#4) – IFFHS<ref name="RSSSF"/>
* [[Golden Foot]]: 2006 (as a [[Golden Foot#Award legends|legend]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref>
* [[IFFHS World's Best Player#Men Legends|IFFHS Legends]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|title=IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players|publisher=IFFHS|date=25 January 2016|access-date=14 September 2016|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924082150/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[IFFHS World Team#Men Team of the Century (1901–2000)|IFFHS Men Team of the Century (1901–2000)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1060/|title=IFFHS MEN WORLD TEAM OF THE XXth CENTURY (1901-2000)|publisher=IFFHS|date=21 April 2021|access-date=16 February 2022|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022152827/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1060|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Manager===
'''Panathinaikos'''
* [[Super League Greece|Alpha Ethniki]]: [[1971–72 Alpha Ethniki|1971–72]]
* [[European Cup]] runner-up: [[1970–71 European Cup|1970–71]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] runner–up: [[1971 Intercontinental Cup|1971]]
* [[Football Cup of Greater Greece]]: 1970

'''Sol de América'''
* [[Paraguayan Primera División]]: [[1986 Paraguayan Primera División season|1986]]

'''South Melbourne Hellas'''
* [[National Soccer League]]: [[1990–91 National Soccer League|1990–91]]
* [[NSL Cup]]: [[1989–90 NSL Cup|1989–90]]
* NSL League Cup: 1990
* [[Dockerty Cup]]: 1989, 1991

== See also ==
{{Portal|Biography|Association football|Hungary|Spain}}

* [[List of top international association football goal scorers by country]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals]]
* [[List of Spain international footballers born outside Spain]]
* [[List of Soviet and Eastern Bloc defectors]]
* [[List of footballers with 500 or more goals]]
* [[List of association football families#Hungary|List of association football families]]

==Notes==
{{notelist-lr}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

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{{refbegin}}
* (Autobiography) ''Ferenc Puskas: Captain of Hungary'': Ferenc Puskas (1955). Reprinted in 2007 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferenc-Puskas-Captain-Hungary/dp/0752444352 Link] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017163216/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferenc-Puskas-Captain-Hungary/dp/0752444352 |date=17 October 2018 }}
* ''Behind the Curtain&nbsp;— Travels in Eastern European Football'': Jonathan Wilson (2006) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0752869078 Link] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629022649/http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0752869078 |date=29 June 2011 }}
* ''The World Cup&nbsp;— The Complete History'': Terry Crouch (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1845131495 Link] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720022135/https://www.amazon.com/dp/1845131495 |date=20 July 2023 }}
* ''50 Years of the European Cup and Champions League'': Keir Radnedge (2005) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1844425290 Link] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629022710/http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1844425290 |date=29 June 2011 }}
* Obituary in ''[[The Guardian]]'' by [[Brian Glanville]], 18 November 2006
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ferenc Puskás}}
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://www.origo.hu/sport/puskas/20061117puskas1.html Ferenc Puskás (career statistics)] {{in lang|hu}}
* {{BDFutbol player|7862|Ferenc Puskás player profile}}
* {{BDFutbol manager|7862}}
* [http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j7862.html?cat=SEL National team data] at BDFutbol
* {{NFT player|id=21029}}
* [http://www.realmadridfans.org/puskas.htm Biography at Real Madrid Fans] {{in lang|es}}
* [http://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/ferenc-puskas-biro Real Madrid profile]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/players/puskas-in-ec.html Goals in European Cups] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/puskas-intlg.html Goals in International Matches] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]
* {{FIFA player|174886}}
* {{YouTube|FhoxJOAME-4|Puskas Goal – England 3:6 Hungary 1954 (video)}}
* {{YouTube|MrfpTIbY0PM|Real Madrid tribute to Ferenc Puskas (video)}}
* [http://diagnosticofutbol-educombe.blogspot.com/2008/08/si-puskas-jugara-hoy.html Poetry dedicated to Puskas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321113538/http://diagnosticofutbol-educombe.blogspot.com/2008/08/si-puskas-jugara-hoy.html |date=21 March 2012 }} {{in lang|es}}

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