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Ferenc Deák

1922 - 1998

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Ferenc Deák (16 January 1922 – 18 April 1998) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker for clubs such as Szentlőrinci AC, Ferencváros and Budapesti Dózsa, and who played internationally for Hungary, scoring 29 goals in just 20 caps. His nickname was Bamba. He holds the European record for most goals scored in a single season in top division championships with 66 since 1946. With over 795 goals in official matches scored during his career, he is the eighth top goalscorer of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Deák is the 677th most popular soccer player (down from 479th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 182nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ferenc Deák ranks 677 out of 21,273. Before him are Enrico Albertosi, Yann Sommer, Yuki Fushimi, Hiroshi Katayama, Alejandro Sabella, and Diego Milito. After him are Luis Molowny, Shigeo Yaegashi, Dave Sexton, Guy Roux, Carlos José Castilho, and Lorenzo Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Ferenc Deák ranks 117. Before him are Abdul Razak Hussein, Salvatore Giuliano, Charles Mingus, Fikret Amirov, Pierre Hadot, and Miloš Jakeš. After him are Sōsuke Uno, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Yuri Averbakh, John Christopher, and Günter Behnisch. Among people deceased in 1998, Ferenc Deák ranks 79. Before him are Don Taylor, Marie-Louise von Franz, Gulzarilal Nanda, George Wallace, Archie Moore, and Ted Hughes. After him are Sōsuke Uno, László Szabó, Frithjof Schuon, Haxhi Lleshi, Shotaro Ishinomori, and Maureen O'Sullivan.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Deák ranks 210 out of 1,077. Before him are Viktor Barna (1911), Ludwig von Benedek (1804), Ibolya Csák (1915), Ferenc Fricsay (1914), Andrea Kékesy (1926), and Mihály Zichy (1827). After him are László Szabó (1917), Joseph Kosma (1905), Géza Anda (1921), Márta Mészáros (1931), Josef Dobrovský (1753), and Ferenc Gyulay (1799).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary

Among soccer players born in Hungary, Ferenc Deák ranks 16. Before him are György Sárosi (1912), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), Lajos Tichy (1935), Ferenc Bene (1944), Gyula Lóránt (1923), and Gyula Zsengellér (1915). After him are Imre Schlosser (1889), Mihály Lantos (1928), Jenő Buzánszky (1925), László Budai (1928), Alfréd Schaffer (1893), and Ferenc Plattkó (1898).

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