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01 / Hungary · 1945–1956Ferenc Puskás
Caps · Hungary
85
Goals · Hungary
84
Life
1927–2006
Clubs
Budapest Honvéd, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
#1
Editorial rank of 33 for Hungary
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
The legendary 'Galloping Major,' his iconic left foot and prolific goals for Real Madrid and the Magical Magyars cement his status as one of football's greatest ever. Career record: 85 caps and 84 goals for Hungary; club career at Budapest Honvéd, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.
Career record
| 1943–1956 | Budapest Honvéd |
| 1958–1966 | Real Madrid Club de Fútbol |
| Hungary | 85 caps, 84 goals |
Sources
- Preferred foot checked 4 October 2026
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · Hungary checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · Spain checked 4 October 2026
- Spain caps: sources differ; count omitted. Previous import was unverified.
- Goals · Hungary checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · Spain checked 4 October 2026
- Spain goals: sources differ; count omitted. Previous import was unverified.
From the daily quiz
Which country did Ferenc Puskás lead as captain of the Mighty Magyars in the 1950s?
Reveal the answer
Hungary. Unbeaten for 31 matches, and beaten only in the 1954 final.
Shared the era
Hungary legends whose careers overlapped Puskás's
Around Puskás in the almanac
One rank below: Sándor Kocsis at #2.
Hungary's editorial top five: Ferenc Puskás · Sándor Kocsis · Nándor Hidegkuti · Flórián Albert · József Bozsik.