Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás was one of the greatest strikers in football history, a symbol of Hungary and Real Madrid. A left-footed player with a devastating shot, he became known as the Galloping Major due to his military rank in the Hungarian Army during his years at Honvéd. He was the captain and main star of the Hungarian national team in the 1950s, a squad nicknamed the Golden Team, which remained undefeated for years, won the 1952 Olympics and thrashed England at Wembley in 1953. At the 1954 World Cup, Hungary reached the final and lost to West Germany. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Puskás left the country and was signed by Real Madrid, where he formed one of the most feared attacking partnerships in European football alongside Alfredo Di Stéfano. With the Spanish club, he won the European Cup and multiple La Liga titles, as well as being the Spanish league's top scorer on several occasions. In the 1960 European Cup final against Eintracht Frankfurt, he scored four goals in a 7-3 victory in Glasgow, one of the greatest individual performances in the history of European Cup finals. Naturalized as a Spanish citizen, he also played for the Spanish national team. As a coach, he led Panathinaikos to the 1971 European Cup final. The FIFA Prize for the most beautiful goal of the year bears his name.