Ferenc Bene

Ferenc Bene was one of the fastest players in the history of football, very gifted with both feet, he will have left his mark on the 70s.

Trophies

512

Goals

821

Games

1961/78 Ujpest Dosza (HON) 600 matches, 431 goals

1978/79 Volan SC (HON) 63 matches, 22 goals

1981/82 Sepsi-78 (FIN) 55 matches, 17 goals

1983/84 Volan SC (HON)

1984 Soroksári VOSE (HON) 12 matches, 5 goals

1985 Kecskeméti SC (HON) 15 matches, 1 goal

With the National Team :

76 caps, 36 goals

(Friendly matches: 35 caps, 12 goals)

(World Cup qualifiers: 16 caps, 10 goals)

(World Cup: 4 caps, 4 goals)

(Euro qualifiers: 18 caps, 8 goals)

(Euro: 3 caps, 2 goals)

1st cap: 14 October 1962 against Yugoslavia (0-1)

Last cap: 12 September 1979 against Czechoslovakia (2-1)

Olympic: 16 caps, 24 goals

U18: 5 caps

Ferenc Bene

Born on December 17, 1944 in Balatonújlak (HON)

Died on February 27, 2006 in Budapest (HON)

Hungarian, Striker, Second Striker, Left-Winger, 1m71

The talented young player

Ferenc Bene was born on December 17, 1944 in Balatonújlak in Hungary. He began his career in 1961 in the club Ujpest Dosza. With this club, he imposed his talent, he won 8 Hungarian championships between 1969 and 1978, he also won 3 Hungarian Cups between 1969 and 1975.

Striker or second striker for his club, he must play as a winger for his country, with the Hungarian national team, which he joined in 1962, he formed a magnificent duo with Florian Albert. His debut with Hungary will have been marked by his age, he was only 17 years old. The player reached 3rd place in Euro 1964, he also participated in the Olympic Games the same year, he won the event and scored 12 goals, finishing top scorer of the competition.

The symbol of the Magyars in the 60s

After these two international competitions played, he took on a new status, that of a great European player. He participated in the 1966 World Cup and reached the quarter-finals. In 4 matches, he scored 4 goals. Ferenc Bene was then one of the best players in his country.

At club level, he reached the final of the ancestor of the Europa League, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, in 1969, he unfortunately lost the final 6-2 on aggregate in the two matches. He also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 1974, eliminated by Bayern Munich and reached the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1962, eliminated by Fiorentina.

Incredible longevity

His last match with the Hungarian national team was on September 12, 1979, a match against Czechoslovakia won 2 goals to 1. In total, he scored 36 goals in 76 matches for Hungary where he played as a winger or second striker. He had a total of 17 years of career with his country.

He left Ujpest Dosza in 1978, after 17 years at the club, 600 matches played and 431 goals scored. He then played in other clubs in Hungary and finally retired in 1985, he was then 40 years old.