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Hungary · 1960s

Ferenc Bene

Icon CAM, also CM, SS Right-footed playmakerdribbler
Rating
85
Caps
76
Goals
36
Life
1944–2006
Clubs
Újpest, Kecskeméti TE, Volán
#15
Editorial rank of 33 for Hungary
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A prolific attacker who won the Golden Boot at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he was a dynamic force in the Hungarian front line. Career record: 76 caps and 36 goals for Hungary; club career at Újpest, Kecskeméti TE, Volán.

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Career record

1961–1978Újpest
1985–1985Kecskeméti TE
—Volán
—Kaposvári Rákóczi
—Kecskeméti SC
Hungary76 caps, 36 goals

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Around Bene in the almanac

One rank above: Dezső Novák at #14.

One rank below: Gábor Király at #16.

Hungary's editorial top five: Ferenc Puskás · Sándor Kocsis · Nándor Hidegkuti · Flórián Albert · József Bozsik.