Hungary and Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas has died at the age of 79. He is onsidered one of the all-time greats of world soccer, Puskas died in a Budapest hospital from respiratory and circulatory failure, family spokesman Gyorgy Szollosy said.
He was a diminutive chubby-cheeked, squat figure not blessed with the greatest of pace. Yet his small stocky figure belied his acumen on the ball.
Puskas led Hungary’s golden team of the early 1950s, before taking Spanish citizenship and becoming part of Real Madrid’s all-conquering team. Hungary team led by Puskas is considered as second all time best team after Pele’s 1970 Brazil team. His team narrowly missed winning world cup in 1954.
Nicknamed the “Galloping Major” in reference to his army rank, Puskas scored 83 goals in 84 games for Hungary from 1945 to 1956 and later played for Spain in the 1962 World Cup.
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