Ferenc Bene foi um atacante húngaro (1944-2006), artilheiro e campeão olímpico em Tóquio 1964 com 12 gols e ídolo do Újpest, pelo qual marcou 303 gols.
Ferenc Bene
Ferenc Bene was born in Balatonújlak, in Hungary, on December 17, 1944. In 1961 he joined Újpest, the club he played for until 1978 and for which he scored 303 goals in 417 games, with eight national titles and three Hungarian Cups. His international peak came in 1964. At the European Championship, he was one of the tournament's leading scorers and was named to the team of the tournament. At the Tokyo Olympics, he led Hungary to gold: he scored 12 goals in 5 games, was the leading scorer and scored the winning goal in the 2-1 victory over Czechoslovakia in the final. At the 1966 World Cup, he scored in all four matches of Hungary, including in the 3-1 victory over Brazil, and was the team's top scorer, eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Soviet Union. For the national team, he totaled 76 games and 36 goals between 1962 and 1979. He was named Hungarian Footballer of the Year in 1964 and 1969. He died in Budapest on February 27, 2006, at age 61.