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Ferenc Bene

1944 - 2006

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Ferenc Bene (17 December 1944 – 27 February 2006) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker for Újpest and Hungary. He was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, in which he was the top scorer of the tournament with 12 goals in just 5 matches. He is the sixth most prolific goalscorer in total matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with over 1425 goals scored in over 1480 matches, which results in a goal-per-match ratio of almost one. Bene was a successful striker for Újpesti Dózsa (303 goals in 418 matches) and the Hungary national team (36 goals in 76 matches). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Bene is the 526th most popular soccer player (down from 367th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 154th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ferenc Bene ranks 526 out of 21,273. Before him are Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Zvonimir Boban, Robinho, Miloš Milutinović, Marco Tardelli, and Takeo Takahashi. After him are Jürgen Kohler, Horst Hrubesch, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Giuseppe Bergomi, Nevio Scala, and Antonio Carbajal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ferenc Bene ranks 159. Before him are John Densmore, Joseph Boakai, Daniel Pennac, Jürgen Grabowski, Marie-Christine Barrault, and Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud. After him are Jan-Michael Vincent, Ashraf Marwan, Willem van Hanegem, Craig T. Nelson, Everaldo, and Pierre Deligne. Among people deceased in 2006, Ferenc Bene ranks 81. Before him are Paul Marcinkus, W. Montgomery Watt, Milan Babić, Betty Friedan, Reinhart Koselleck, and Floyd Patterson. After him are Lars Korvald, Gillo Pontecorvo, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Lee Jong-wook, and Richard Fleischer.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Bene ranks 182 out of 1,077. Before him are Karl Goldmark (1830), Árpád Göncz (1922), László Csatáry (1915), Péter Medgyessy (1942), Gyula Cseszneky (1914), and Aladár Gerevich (1910). After him are Alfréd Hajós (1878), Ferenc Deák (1803), Franz Xaver von Zach (1754), Constance of Hungary (1180), Valamir (420), and Hannah Szenes (1921).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary

Among soccer players born in Hungary, Ferenc Bene ranks 13. Before him are Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), György Sárosi (1912), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), and Lajos Tichy (1935). After him are Gyula Lóránt (1923), Gyula Zsengellér (1915), Ferenc Deák (1922), Imre Schlosser (1889), Mihály Lantos (1928), and Jenő Buzánszky (1925).

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