Ferenc Bene
Ferenc Bene (17 December 1944 – 27 February 2006) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker for Újpesti Dózsa and Hungary.
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Bene in 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 December 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Balatonújlak, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 February 2006 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | MEDOSZ Marcali | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | MEDOSZ Marcali | 7 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Kaposvár Kinizsi | 16 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1978 | Újpesti Dózsa | 417 | (303) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Volán SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–82 | Sepsi-78 | 55 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | Volán SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–84 | Soroksári VOSE | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–85 | Kecskeméti SC | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1979 | Hungary | 76 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Hungary Olympic team | 13 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Europe XI | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Újpesti TE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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). He was named Hungarian player of the year twice, in 1964 and in 1969.
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