Ferenc Puskás (1927-2006)
For the youngest of us, the name of Puskas not talking to them! For me, it was one of the first 'stars' of our favorite sport in the image of Zidane, Messi and so on of the best. Therefore, a necessary Presented by more of itself:
Ferenc Puskás was a Hungarian footballer (naturalized English). Born April 2, 1927 in Budapest, he died in Budapest November 17, 2006.
It is considered the best footballer Hungarian history, and is one of the best footballers of all time.
Puskas Ocsi
Ferenc Puskas was born in the district of Kispest. He learned football on vacant land in the Hungarian capital before joining the club Kőbánya, alongside some László Kubala. Soon, his qualities allow it to reach the youth teams of Kispest Honved, where he has his own father as coach. Among his young teammates József Bozsik FIG. At the age of sixteen, in 1943, Puskas began in the first team. Despite its small size, it needed very quickly because of his sense of branding and his left foot to the devastating strikes.
In 1945, for eighteen years, he debuted as a team of Hungary for a match against Austria.
The Galloping Major (1943-1956)
In 1948 the club became the club Kispest the Department of Defense, and therefore the Hungarian Army, who renamed Honved, literally " defender of the fatherland ". By its position, the club brought the best players in the Hungarian championship, allowing them access to a degree officer without doing their military service. Puskas and Kocsis Bozsik see and reach, Grosics, Lorant, Czibor, Budai, is the backbone of the Hungarian team of the 1950s.
Puskás inherited a rank of commander, but also a somewhat spoofed nickname, the "Galloping Major".
Hungarian wins 6-3 in England in 1953
Selection of Hungary marks the time. She won the football tournament of the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952, then won the famous "Game of the Century" 25 November 1953 at Wembley, a victory (6-3) against England when Puskas scored two goals including one, the first where he is played by Billy Wright in a gesture that made him legendary.
Victory Wembley has a huge impact and the communist government owns the team through a tremendous propaganda tool. Like the Honved, composed largely of the same players are often sent on tour in Western Europe.
Unbeaten in four years, in 1954 Hungary is the favorite of the World Cup in Switzerland. In the first round, the Hungarians étrillent (9-0) and South Korea exceed (8-3) in West Germany. But at this meeting, Puskas injured his ankle during a collision with the German Werner Liebrich. Package for the quarter and semifinals, Major is tenured for the final when he was just restored. This does not prevent him from opening the scoring with a shot of his famous left foot. Hungary lead 2-0 after eight minutes, but inexplicably, it will lose all inspiration and will go back to West Germany 2-2 to win 3-2 in the closing stages.
This unexpected defeat is hosted in Hungary as a national tragedy. Hungarian selection has yet lost none of her qualities, continuing to take a tough on all fronts in Europe. She lost only one match six years, but this match was lost the final of the World Cup.
November 4, 1956, Russian tanks into Budapest to crush the Hungarian uprising. At this point, Puskás and his teammates prepare to Honvéd a new tour in Europe. Despite the events, players go to Europe anyway, at the request of Imre Nagy. When it is removed, the new government requires that the fugitives are coming home. Ferenc Puskas chose to stay in the West. He learned that his wife and daughter have won illegally Vienna on foot, and hand them back.
At the request of the Hungarian Federation, Puskas is eighteen months suspended by FIFA. Private work, it survives in a refugee camp in Austria with the only resources of remittances sent by his former teammate Laszlo Kubala, who plays for Barcelona since 1951. Major sank into alcohol and enlarged to twenty pounds. Fortunately, a man thinks of him. Emil Osterreicher, former coach of the Honved, now technical director at Real Madrid, the club engages in the big Madrid.
Sancho el Canoncito Poum (1958-1965)
Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo Di StefanoPuskás
He is greeted with skepticism by supporters of the Real. But the Hungarians trains hard to find a figure acceptable. He quickly made her a place alongside Di Stefano, Kopa and other Gento and became the darling of the public, who nicknamed him "Sancho" or "Canoncito Poum.
Puskás, however, is not present in the final of the 1959 Champions Clubs' Cup against Stuttgart in Reims. The German government refused to issue him a visa, has still not forgiven the former Major allusions to doping issued to explain that the German victory in Bern.
A year later, Puskás This is in Glasgow for the 1960 final against Eintracht Frankfurt. It fulfills one of the most impressive games of his career, scoring four goals. Di Stefano adds three and Real won its fifth consecutive European Cup on a record score: 7-3.
In 1962 in Amsterdam, a new dispute Puskás European final with Real. He scored three goals but lost (5-3) against Benfica. Two years later in Vienna, Puskas and Real Madrid lose again in the final of the European Cup against Inter Milan (1-3).
Five-time champion from Spain, four-time top scorer in La Liga, the English career Ferenc Puskás know only a single failure, the English selection. Naturalized in their host country in 1961, it will play four meeting with the selection, including three games without a successful World Cup in Chile in 1962.
Coach Ferenc (1970-1992)
Népstadion The Budapest stadium was renamed in 2001 Ferenc Puskás.
his playing career ends in 1965 to make way for the coach. Major is at hand Hercules Alicante in 1967 before flying to U.S. lead San Francisco Golden Gate Gales (1967) and Vancouver Royals (1968). Back in Spain, he runs in a season Deportivo Alavés before being called in 1970 by Panathinaikos.
Legend has it that on his arrival in Greece, when signing his contract, Puskas asked what would be his bonus if he could take his team to European Cup final. The probability of finding the Greek club at this level was so small that the Greek leaders added a new paragraph without trembling at the contract, stipulating a huge bonus for the final. Panathinaikos would accomplish this feat, however, accessing the surprise in the final of the European Champion Clubs' Cup 1970-1971, where he was beaten by Ajax at Wembley.
Apart from this stunt, the coaching career of Ferenc Puskas did not really take off. Its various contracts in Spain, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Egypt, Paraguay and Australia will enable it to see the country but will not fulfill his record.
In 1993, he was summoned to the bedside of a selection Hungarian fell to the lowest. He leads the team in four matches, three defeats.
In 2001, The Budapest was renamed Népstadion Puskás Ferenc Stadion.
Stricken with Alzheimer's disease, Ferenc Puskas died on November 17, 2006 at the hospital Kútvölgyi Budapest. A day of national mourning will be declared the day of his funeral.
Funeral of Ferenc Puskas in 2006.
Awards (player) player career
Total: 1300 games, 1176 goals.
With the Hungarian team
Finalist 1954 World Cup.
Medal gold at the Olympics 1952.
International Cup Winner: 1953.
top scorer International Cup: 1953 (10) (2nd in 1954 to 1960 (5))
84 caps for Hungary (83 goals) between 1946 and 1956
With the team Spain
4 selections in Spain squad (no goals) between 1961 and 1962.
With Honved Budapest
Champion Hungary: 1949/1950, 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1955.
Runner-Hungarian Cup: 1955.
Best scorer of Hungary: 1948 (50) 1950 (31) and 1953 (27)
With Real Madrid Winner of the European Cup for Champion Clubs 1959 (2) goals, 1960 (12) goals and 1966 (6) goals. (Finalist in 1962 and 1964).
English Championship: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965.
Winner of the English Cup: 1962.
Intercontinental Cup winner: 1960.
Best scorer in European Cup of Champions Clubs: 1960 (12) and 1964 (7)
top scorer in the English league Pichichi: 1960 (26), 1961 (27), 1963 (26) and 1964 (20)
Second ranking of the Golden Ball: 1960
Tribute
Distinction IFFHS
In tribute to his prestige as a striker, FIFA created in 2009 Puskas Award, which recognizes the most best goal of the year from a selection of 10 goals that people must decide. The first winner was Cristiano Ronaldo.