SOCCER PLAYER

Lajos Tichy

1935 - 1999

Lajos Tichy

Lajos Tichy (21 March 1935 – 6 January 1999), nicknamed "The Nation's Bomber", was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. He is the most prolific goalscorer in total matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with over 1917 goals scored in over 1307 matches and the most prolific goalscorer in total matches in one season in recorded history according to RSSSF with 201 goals scored in 85 matches. He played for the club Budapest Honvéd FC, scoring 247 goals in 320 league games. He also scored 51 goals in 72 internationals for the Hungary national football team, including four in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and three in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lajos Tichy is the 445th most popular soccer player (down from 383rd in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 158th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lajos Tichy ranks 445 out of 21,273. Before him are Igor Belanov, Jupp Derwall, Ivo Viktor, Toninho Cerezo, Ferdinand Daučík, and Pepe. After him are Deco, Takashi Mizuno, Marco Materazzi, Uli Stielike, Yumi Umeoka, and Ally McCoist.

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Igor Belanov
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 442
Jupp Derwall
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 443
Ivo Viktor
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 444
Toninho Cerezo
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 445
Ferdinand Daučík
1910 - 1986
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 446
Pepe
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 447
Lajos Tichy
1935 - 1999
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 448
Deco
1977 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 449
Takashi Mizuno
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 450
Marco Materazzi
1973 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 451
Uli Stielike
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 452
Yumi Umeoka
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 453
Ally McCoist
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 454

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Lajos Tichy ranks 75. Before him are Satoshi Ōmura, Paul H. O'Neill, Fritz Honka, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Friðrik Ólafsson, and Pepe. After him are Bent Larsen, Lee Remick, Giovanni Lajolo, António Ramalho Eanes, Toni Sailer, and Sonny Bono. Among people deceased in 1999, Lajos Tichy ranks 51. Before him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Nathalie Sarraute, Benjamin Bloom, Joe D'Amato, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and Grover Washington Jr.. After him are Bernard Buffet, André Martinet, Dirk Bogarde, Brion James, Fabrizio De André, and Rafael Alberti.

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Satoshi Ōmura
CHEMIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 69
Paul H. O'Neill
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 70
Fritz Honka
EXTREMIST
1935 - 1998
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 71
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 72
Friðrik Ólafsson
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 73
Pepe
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 74
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 75
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 76
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 77
Giovanni Lajolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 78
António Ramalho Eanes
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 79
Toni Sailer
SKIER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 80
Sonny Bono
SINGER
1935 - 1998
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 81