Lajos Tichy
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![]() Tichy in 1954 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 March 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Date of death | 6 January 1999 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1947–1950 | MÉMOSZ SE | ||
1950–1953 | Budapest Lokomotiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1971 | Budapest Honvéd | 318 | (242) |
International career | |||
1954–1971 | Hungary | 72 | (51) |
Managerial career | |||
1976–1982 | Budapest Honvéd | ||
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 1912 goals scored in over 1301 matches[1][2] and the most prolific goalscorer in total matches in one season in recorded history according to RSSSF with 201 goals scored in 85 matches.[3] 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. He later became coach of the Honvéd youth team and from 1976 to 1982 he coached the first team, helping them win their first Hungarian championship in 25 years in 1980.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Budapest Honvéd | 1953 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | ||||||||
1954 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
1955 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||||||
1956 | 14 | 9 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 9 | ||||
1957 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
1957–58 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 14 | ||||||
1958–59 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 15 | ||||||
1959–60 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | ||||||
1960–61 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 21 | ||||||
1961–62 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
1962–63 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
1963 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
1964 | 25 | 28 | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 28 | ||||
1965 | 20 | 20 | 6[b] | 7 | 26 | 27 | ||||
1966 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
1967 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | ||||||
1968 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
1969 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | ||||||
1970 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
1970–71 | 12 | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||||
Total | 318 | 242 | 11 | 7 | 329 | 249 |
- ^ Appearance in European Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Budapest Honvéd
Hungary
- Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1955–60
Individual
[edit]- Central European International Cup top scorer: 1955–60
- Mitropa Cup top scorer: 1959
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first.
See also
[edit]- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
- List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals
References
[edit]- ^ "Best Goalscorers All-Time (All Matches)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Salmon, Ken (31 October 2021). "Who scored the most goals in history?". 90soccer.com.
- ^ "One season (all matches)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Lajos Tichy » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Lajos Tichy at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Lájos Tichy - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
External links
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- 1935 births
- 1999 deaths
- Footballers from Budapest
- Hungarian men's footballers
- Hungarian football managers
- Budapest Honvéd FC players
- Budapest Honvéd FC managers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- 1964 European Nations' Cup players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup players
- Hungary men's international footballers
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Men's association football forwards
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
- Hungarian football forward stubs