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The Career Path of Ferenc Puskás

Which footballer followed this career path?

The career path

  1. Budapest Honvéd1943 — 1956🇭🇺 Hungary
  2. Real Madrid1958 — 1966🇪🇸 Spain

The answer

This career path belongs to Ferenc Puskás.

Position
Forward
Nationality
🇭🇺 🇪🇸 Hungarian, Spanish
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Hints

  1. Hint 1Nicknamed 'The Galloping Major'
  2. Hint 2Scored twice in the 1954 World Cup final
  3. Hint 3Won three European Cups with a Spanish club in the 1960s
  4. Hint 4Banned from European competition for two years after defecting following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
  5. Hint 5Later became a naturalized citizen of the country where he finished his playing career

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Did you know?

  • As a boy he used the false name 'Miklós Kovács' to get around a minimum age rule so he could join his first club early.
  • After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution he refused to return to Budapest and was banned by UEFA from European club competition for two years.
  • Joining Real Madrid at 31, an age when many strikers are already declining, he scored 20 or more league goals in each of his first six seasons there.

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This question appeared in the daily riddle of October 4, 2026.

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