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László Kubala

1927 - 2002

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László Kubala (10 June 1927 – 17 May 2002) was a Hungarian professional footballer. He played as a forward for Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, Barcelona, and Espanyol, among other clubs. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Kubala is considered a hero of Barcelona. A Hungarian national by birth, he also held Czechoslovak and Spanish citizenship, and played for the national teams of all three countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. László Kubala is the 45th most popular soccer player (up from 51st in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 46th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

László Kubala is most famous for being the first player to score in a European Cup final.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, László Kubala ranks 45 out of 21,273. Before him are Paolo Maldini, Sándor Kocsis, Ronaldinho, Lothar Matthäus, Paolo Rossi, and Ruud Gullit. After him are Romário, Antonín Panenka, Fernando Santos, Ricardo Zamora, Omar Sívori, and Mircea Lucescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, László Kubala ranks 22. Before him are Turgut Özal, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ram Narayan, Sidney Poitier, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Angelo Sodano. After him are Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Maurice Béjart, Manfred Eigen, Martin Lewis Perl, Albert Uderzo, and George Andrew Olah. Among people deceased in 2002, László Kubala ranks 13. Before him are Hans-Georg Gadamer, Thor Heyerdahl, Archer Martin, Billy Wilder, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, and John Rawls. After him are Traudl Junge, Niki de Saint Phalle, George Porter, Vavá, Chuck Jones, and Camilo José Cela.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Kubala ranks 50 out of 1,077. Before him are Emmerich Kálmán (1882), Sándor Petőfi (1823), Sándor Kocsis (1929), Ágnes Keleti (1921), Joseph Pulitzer (1847), and Ágota Kristóf (1935). After him are Sándor Márai (1900), George de Hevesy (1885), John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), Orestes (420), and Béla III of Hungary (1148).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary

Among soccer players born in Hungary, László Kubala ranks 3. Before him are Ferenc Puskás (1927), and Sándor Kocsis (1929). After him are Flórián Albert (1941), Béla Guttmann (1899), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), György Sárosi (1912), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), and Lajos Tichy (1935).

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