Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás (2 April 1927 - 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian football striker, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He played for Hungary national team and Spain national team. He died of pneumonia at the age of 79.

Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás in 1971
Personal information
Full name	Ferenc Purczeld Biró
Date of birth	(1927-04-02)2 April 1927
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death	17 November 2006(2006-11-17) (aged 79)
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Position(s)	Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943-1955 1958-1966	Kispest / Budapest Honvéd Real Madrid
National team
1945-1956 1961-1962	Hungary Spain
Teams managed
1967 1967 1968 1968-1969 1970-1974 1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1978-1979 1979-1982 1985-1986 1986-1989 1989-1992 1992-1993	Hércules San Francisco Golden Gate Gales Vancouver Royals Deportivo Alavés Panathinaikos Real Murcia Colo-Colo Saudi Arabia AEK Athens Al-Masry Sol América Cerro Porteño South Melbourne Hellas Hungary
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

There is an award named after him. The award is called the FIFA Puskás Award. It is awarded to the player who scored the best goal in each year. In 2018, the award was won by Mohamed Salah.