XXX-18T Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 HUNGARIAN legend Ferenc Puskas has died in hospital, following a long illness, national news agency MTI said. He was 79. Puskas, dubbed 'The Galloping Major', was one of football's all-time greats, winning league titles in both Hungary and Spain and three European Cups with Real Madrid and coached Greek Champions Panathinaikos to their first Champions League final. He was the inspiration behind the 'Magical Magyars', the Hungary national side that sensationally beat England 6-3 in 1953, the first foreign side to win at Wembley. His international goal scoring record of 83 goals in 84 games for Hungary was eclipsed recently, but remains among the most prolific in the world. 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. Puskas, who was admitted to hospital in late 2000 with arteriosclerosis and was later diagnosed with Alzheimer's-like disease, leaves a wife Erzsebet. :nw: :nw: :nw: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 He was widely considered the best player in the world until Pele arrived on the scene. The deadliest left foot ever to grace a football field... Part of the Hungarian NT of the 1950's and the Real side that won 5 consecutive Cups of Champions, coach of PAO in 1971 (and AEK later on), he left a legacy that will not be forgotten... Farewell Pancho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar7 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 R I P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBoy13 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 R.I.P :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX-18T Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 :nw: :nw: :nw: :nw: :nw: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Theos makarisi ton. Imo he was the greatest of all time and was a great man, he'll be sorely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfish Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Here is a video bio of Puskas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoBvh4ENmic and the legendary third goal against England in Wembley stadium (2-3 for Hungary). Described here as the "perfect goal". Watch to see that it's as perfect as it gets from beginning to end: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCaEDoB2oxc some more video from the England-Hungary 2-3 game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1sa5LIt7NM...related&search= and another video with DiSefano, Puskas and didi doing some ball tricks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoBvh4ENmic and not to forget Ajax-Panathinaikos 2-0 in the final of the European Championship. Puskas was Panathinaikos coach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC_dAzc9bxA and even more from this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAXve6rUfq4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 RIP One of the greats of world soccer. I have heard stories from my father who had the pleasure of watching Puskas live in action in the Honved Budapest jersey in Hungary back in 1950's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 RIP Here is an aricle from Uefa.com http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Ki...sId=479442.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfish Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 A nice article with memories of PAO players who played under Puskas ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick13 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 RIP i heard he was very sick the last years! he almost lived at the medical care center the last years sad thing though :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pao123 Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 a great man, player and coach..a true loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paoktsis Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 RIP. Never saw the guy play, but have heard he was one of soccer's greatest players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trifilli Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Great man, coach and player. The most loved PAO coach. PEACE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Boy, when I heard it in the news, it brought tears in my eyes. You couldn't describe one word how it feels about a great soccer player like Puskas died. May God bless his soul, we will all miss him. :( R.I.P. - 1927 - 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choc13 Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 "pantso" pote tha se ksexasome,, RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paokarachampion Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 who the hell is he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 who the hell is he You don't know who Fernec Puskas is? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRIFILARA Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 who the hell is he MBAOK supporters are constantly stonned... they wouldnt even be able to name any of their current players.... :LOL: ignore this fool.RIP ston Patera tou PANATHINAIKOU!!! :nw: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX-18T Posted November 19, 2006 Author Share Posted November 19, 2006 who the hell is he who the hell is Toni Gonzalez :LOL: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX-18T Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 Fans' snub mars Puskas farewell From correspondents in Budapest December 10, 2006 HUNGARY has observed a day of national mourning for the funeral of Ferenc Puskas, one of the greatest footballers of all time. Puskas, who led the "Mighty Magyars" to world dominance in the 1950s and Real Madrid to a string of titles in the 1960s, died after a long battle with Alzheimer's on November 17 aged 79. He was the inspiration of Hungary's "Golden Team," which won Olympic gold in 1952 and was runner-up to Germany in the 1954 World Cup. One of the game's best-ever strikers, Puskas scored a remarkable 83 goals in 84 international matches for Hungary from 1945 to 1956. "How many times his fearsome left foot drove defenders crazy and led his team to victory. A nation and the entire world grieves," Jeno Buzanszky, one of only two surviving members of the "Golden Team", told a memorial service at the national stadium. FIFA president Joseph Blatter, former France great Michel Platini, Germany icon Franz Beckenbauer and retired Real Madrid aces Raymond Kopa and Francisco Gento, who were Puskas' teammates, were also in attendance. But only a few thousand fans showed up, leaving many disappointed that people could not fill the stadium, renamed after Puskas in 2002, to its capacity as in the glory years of Hungarian football. "There is hardly anyone here, this indifference makes me so sad. This is an embarrassment and it makes me want to cry," said a choked-up mourner, Janos Szalai. The "Golden Team" signalled its dominance in 1953 with a stunning 6-3 thrashing of England at Wembley, a game in which Puskas scored twice in that match. After his defection to Spain in the wake of the failed 1956 Hungarian uprising against Soviet domination, Puskas joined Real Madrid where he was a cornerstone of the club which won three European Cup titles and seven league championships during his decade there from 1958 to 1967. "Ferenc left an indelible mark as a player and as a person. Thank you Hungary, thank you Pancho," said Ramon Calderon, Real Madrid's president in a tribute at Puskas stadium, using the legend's Spain nickname. Following the memorial service, a procession, with a six-horse carriage drawing Puskas' casket, went through the city to Saint Stephen's Basilica, where the legendary player was buried. The procession stopped for a military salute at Heroes' Square, in honour of the "Galloping Major," so called because of his military rank while playing for his Hungary club Kispest. Born in 1927 in Budapest, Puskas was only 15 when he started playing for Kispest, later renamed Honved, or Army, in 1949. From 1927 to 1956, he scored 358 goals in 349 matches. He was posthumously promoted to brigadier-general. "All over the world, the first thing that comes to people's minds about Hungarians is Puskas. Everyone says his name with a smile and with joy," said Hungary President Laszlo Solyom at a mass before Puskas was laid to rest inside the basilica. Besides his stellar career as a player, Puskas was also an accomplished coach, directing Greece club Panathinaikos to league crowns twice and to a European Cup final in the 1970-71 season. In the 1970s and 80s, Puskas coached nearly a dozen teams from North and South America, Europe, Africa and Australia. Among the teams he directed from the bench were Chile's Colo-Colo, Greece side AEK Athens, Egypt's Al-Masri and Pan Hellenic Melbourne. He settled in Hungary after the fall of communism and briefly held the job of caretaker coach of the national squad in 1993. This is the first time since the country's transition to democracy that a day of mourning has been declared for the funeral of a sports star, in homage to the legend who became the "best-known Hungarian in the world". :nw: :nw: :nw: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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