Ferenc Puskás

Also known as Ferenc Purczeld Biró, Ferenc Puskas, Ferenc Purczeld Biro, Ferenc Purczeld, Puskas

Hungarian association football player (1927–2006)

AI overview

Ferenc Puskás was a Hungarian football player who lived from 1927 to 2006 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers in the sport's history. He matters because he was a key figure in Hungarian football's golden era during the 1950s and later became an influential coach, leaving a lasting legacy on the game.

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Film & TV

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary [now Hungary]

Known for

Buffa racconta Storie di Campioni — Self (archive footage)2024
Real: The Movie — Self (archive footage)2005
Aranycsapat1982
The Football Star — Himself1957
German Giants — himself1954
6:3 - The match of the century — csatár1953

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Forward
Nationality: Hungary

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Official website

puskas.com →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ferenc
Gender: male
Citizenship: Spain
Place of birth: Budapest
Place of death: Budapest
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Spanish
Participant in: 1952 Summer Olympics
Sport: association football
Member of team: Spain men's national football team
Position played: forward
League: North American Soccer League
Country for sport: Spain
Mass: 72
Official website: www.puskas.com/en/home.html
Image: Puskas (1971).tif
Height: 172

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Commons category: Ferenc Puskás
date of death: 2006-11-17
date of birth: 1927-04-01
medical condition: Alzheimer's disease
cause of death: pneumonia
place of burial: St. Stephen's Basilica
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Puskás Ferenc
pseudonym: Pancho Puskas
coach of sports team: Panathinaikos F.C.
birth name: Ferenc Purczeld Bíró
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 2
nickname: Öcsi
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

Sources (10)

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hungary professional footballer

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