Ferenc Puskás, Hungary

Ferenc Puskás Biró (2 April 1927 – 17 November 2006), real name Puskás Ferenc, was a Hungarian football player and coach. Nicknamed the "Fast Major" or "White Swan", he is the greatest player in Hungarian football history and one of the greatest players of all time, ranking 7th on the list of 100 players. He has scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for the Hungary national football team along with 4 appearances for Spain national football team (no goals) and 511 goals in 533 matches competed in the Hungarian and Spanish championships.

Although he does not have the necessary elements that a typical striker needs such as height, the ability to compete for the ball in the air, ... But in return, Puskas possesses an extremely skillful left foot, along with the speed of an aircraft. He scored a total of 83 goals in 84 appearances for the Hungarian national team. That record was held by Puskas throughout the last century and was only broken by Iranian striker Ali Daei in 2003 (this player scored 109 goals for the national team, but the former Bayern Munich player took 149 match).

When talking about personal success, Puskas was very modest when he said that it was his teammates who were the source of his honor in football history. Indeed, Hungary's golden generation has produced talented individuals such as Zoltán Czibor, József Bozsik, Sandor Kocsis and Nándor Hidegkuti. Especially, when most of the teams at that time were still playing quite wild, with a tactical scheme consisting mostly of strikers, Hungary knew how to apply a scientific style to the game.

Full name: Ferenc Purczeld (his father changed the family name to Puskás when Ferenc was 10)
Life: April 1, 1927–November 17, 2006
Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Playing position: Forward