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Lajos Tichy
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10 / Hungary · 1955–1971

Lajos Tichy

ST
Caps · Hungary
72
Goals · Hungary
51
Life
1935–1999
Clubs
Budapest Honvéd
#10
Editorial rank of 33 for Hungary
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

They called him a nemzet bombázója, the nation's bomber, and on 31 May 1962 in Rancagua he proved it, hammering one in from twenty metres to open the scoring as Hungary beat England 2-1. Career record: 72 caps and 51 goals for Hungary; club career at Budapest Honvéd.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q553339
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Career record

1953–1971Budapest Honvéd
Hungary72 caps, 51 goals

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Around Tichy in the almanac

One rank above: Zoltán Czibor at #9.

One rank below: Tibor Nyilasi at #11.

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

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