Hungary and Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas has died at the age of 79.

Puskas, who was in hospital for six years with Alzheimer's disease, died in Budapest at 0600 GMT on Friday after suffering from a fever and pneumonia.

Puskas led Hungary's golden team of the early 1950s, before taking Spanish citizenship and becoming part of Real Madrid's all-conquering team.

Puskas scored 83 goals in 84 games for Hungary from 1945 to 1956 and later played for Spain in the 1962 World Cup.

After leading Hungary to the 1952 Olympic Gold medal, he was part of the Mighty Magyars who became the first overseas team to beat England on home soil in 1953, scoring twice in the 6-3 win at Wembley.

FERENC PUSKAS FACTFILE
Born: 2 April 1927, Budapest, Hungary
Clubs: Kispest Honved (354 apps, 357 goals) & Real Madrid (528 apps, 512 goals)
Honours: Hungarian league (5), Spanish league (5), Spanish Cup, European Cup (3), Intercontinental Cup, Olympics


Hungary then rolled England over 7-1 in Budapest and were consequently installed as favourites for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland.

But injury to Puskas severely hampered the Magyars and they lost in the final to Germany.

Puskas joined Real Madrid and, along with Alfredo di Stefano, was the inspiration behind a string of domestic and European titles.

He scored four goals in Real's 7-3 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in a remarkable final at Hampden Park in 1960, and won the European Cup three times with Madrid side.

In all, he scored 512 goals for Real in 528 matches and in 1962 he took out Spanish citizenship in time to play for his adopted country in the 1962 World Cup.

Puskas retired in 1967, going on to coach clubs in several countries, leading Greek side Panathanaikos to the European Cup final in 1971.

As the last millennium drew to a close, Puskas was voted the 20th century's fourth best player by the International Federation for Football History and Statistics.

Izvor: BBC sport

Preminuo Ferenc Puškaš

Legendarni madjarski fudbaler Ferenc Puškaš umro je u petak u 80. godini, nakon duge bolesti, javila je madjarska agencija MTI.

Puškaš je preminuo u bolnici u Budimpešti, na čijem se odeljenju za intenzivnu negu nalazio od 12. septembra. Njegovo zdravstveno stanje se pogoršalo u četvrtak, kada je dobio upalu plucha.

"Magični Madjar", kako su ga svojevremeno nazvali u svetu fudbala, bio je predvodnik "zlatne generacije" Madjarske koja je 1953. godine deklasirala Englesku sa 6:3 na sred Vemblija. Bila je to prva pobeda jednog stranog nacionalnog tima nad Englezima u "hramu fudbala".

Za reprezentaciju Madjarske Puškaš je odigrao 84 utakmice i postigao 83 gola! Bio je član nacionalnog tima koji je na Olimpijskim igrama u Helsinkiju (1952) osvojio zlatnu medalju, kao i reprezentacije koja je na Svetskom prvenstvu u Švajcarskoj dve godine kasnije bila "srebrna"

Vrhunac igračke karijere dostigao je u madridskom Realu sa kojim je tri puta trijumfovao u Kupu evropskih šampiona.

Ostala je upamćena njegova igra iz finala tog takmičenja 1960, kada je Real savladao Ajntraht iz Frankfurta sa 7:3, a Puškaš je na toj utakmici bio četvorostruki strelac. Preostala tri gola za Madridjane postigao je Alfredo Di Stefano

Igračku karijeru Puškaš je završio 1967, kada se posvetio trenerskom poslu. Predvodio je klubove iz nekoliko zemalja, a najveći uspeh postigao je sa grčkim Panatinaikosom sa kojim se 1971. plasirao u finale Kupa šampiona.

Izvor: MTS-Mondo

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