• 1926 – born in Budapest
• 1943 – makes first appearance for Kipest
• 1945 – makes international debut for Hungary against Austria
• 1948 – transferred to Honved with the rest of the Kipest staff; scores 50 goals
• 1952 – wins Olympic gold medal in Helsinki
• 1953 – plays a key role in the historical 6-3 defeat of England at Wembley
• 1954 – although injured, captains Hungary in World Cup final against West Germany (2-3)
• 1956 – stays in western Europe when Hungarian Revolution breaks out while on European Cup duty with Honved
• 1958 – signs for Real Madrid
• 1960 – scores four goals in the European Cup final defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt
• 1962 – scores a hattrick against Benfica in European Cup final (3-5); represents Spain at World Cup in Chile
• 1966 – retires to take up coaching
• 1971 – guides Panathanaikos to European Cup final (0-2 versus Ajax)

A B O U T    T H E    I N D U C T E E

Symbol of the "Magnificent Magyars" who dominated European football during the early 1950s, Puskas terrorised defenses with his deceptive acceleration and the power of his left foot. At club level he was a central component of the all-conquering Real Madrid team of the late 1960s, finishing four times top scorer in the Spanish league and forming a devastating partnership with Alfredo Di Stefano. His tally of 83 goals in 84 international appearances is bettered only by Pele.

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