Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás was born as Purczeld Ferenc on April 2, 1927 in Budapest. He is a Hungarian former football player and coach. Ferenc Puskás was nicknamed Puskás Öcsi; öcsi meaning "little brother". Puskás is widely regarded by football historians to be international soccer's first bona fide superstar and one of its greatest players.

Puskás left school at the age of 12 and became a professional football player since he was in his teens. He began his club career with Budapesti Honvéd in 1943. In 1958, he started playing for Real Madrid, and was on the team when they won the European Cup three times (1959, 1960 and 1966). When they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 Puskás scored four goals, with Alfredo Di Stéfano scoring three. The Madrid team of that time is still considered one of the finest teams ever. In his club career, he scored over 511 goals.

Puskás became known as the "Galloping Major" because of the post he once held in the Hungarian army. Puskás was recognized for his ferocious left-footed shot (some claimed it was the most powerful ever seen on a left foot) and his 83 goals in 84 international caps ranks number two all-time. He is well remembered for captaining the renowned Hungarian Golden Team of the 1950s and his legendary partnership at Real Madrid with Alfredo Di Stéfano.