He started his phenomenal career at River Plate, at the age of 19, although initially he was loaned out to Club Atltico Huracn where his dashing play and eye for goal earned him his sobriquet La Saeta Rubia or the Blond Arrow. Puscas is one of the characters in the Reading dressing room. I did well. [27] At the end of the season, with Palermo relegated to Serie D, Internazionale exercised their buy back option for the Romanian forward. I trained with them and even did a session with Arsene Wenger coaching. The name back home in Romania means rifleman.. On 18 June 2019, he obtained the penalty from which he scored the opener in a 41 victory over Croatia. But all the team are good. [citation needed], Pusks returned to Hungary for the first time in 1981 and in 1990, he made Budapest his home again. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But we dont look at the table every day so if we simply take it step by step well see where it takes us.. He also was able to maneuver and change positions quickly on the pitch by moving from inside left to centre forward. [17] It was here where he received the nickname "csi" or "Buddy". Puscas, back in his native land, means Rifleman.. In the latter game, he suffered a hairline fracture of the ankle after a tackle by Werner Liebrich, and did not return until the final. He was the conductor, his fellow players the instruments. But the Reading striker does not like to draw parallels with the Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas because he is from. I trained with them and even did a session with Arsene Wenger coaching. Mancini was a great coach. Puscas who needed an operation told SunSport: Its been a few tough months. Despite his wide travels, his only other success came with South Melbourne Hellas, with whom he won the National Soccer League title in 1991, as well as an NSL Cup in 1990 and two Dockerty Cup titles in 1989 and 1991. He was also able to dummy his opponents with fake dribbles and would confuse his markers by pretending to go one way before going another. He was the top scorer in LaLiga for four seasons. The Madrid coach was given the order to get him fit. Not bad for an overweight, ageing player with a beer belly. [citation needed], In 1962, Pusks became a naturalized a Spanish citizen,[41] and subsequently played four times for Spain. He stated, I think nothing of popping up at centre-half or full-back to cover a colleague who has to leave his position. In addition to scoring an abundance of goals himself, he also created so many for other players. During his initial training sessions with Real his teammates were stunned to watch him place a set of 10 posts 10 yards away and unerringly knock each one over with the power of his famous left foot. [20] He was considered by Manchester United to strengthen a squad ravaged by the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, but because of FA rules regarding foreigners and Pusks' not knowing the English language, stand-in manager Jimmy Murphy could not fulfill his wish of signing the Hungarian. Before 1950 the club name was Kispesti A.C. 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Sud-americanii au jucat o or n 10", "Puca a marcat primul gol pentru naional, dup 7 minute de la debutul ntr-un meci oficial", "gy lett Pusksbl s Pelbl 61 v utn Puscas s Pele", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Puca&oldid=1141920008, *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2023, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 15:21. Despite sharing a last name, George Puscas is not related to Ferenc Puskas. Boss Veljko Paunovic revealed how the Romanian is always entertaining the players in their WhatsApp group by posting funny messages and videos. As the doyen of football correspondents Brian Glanville noted, to his strength, stamina and electric change of pace, Di Stfano added superb ball control. A young Bobby Charlton opined that he had never seen such a complete footballer.. He said: Arsenal had been following me since I was just 15 playing for my local team. The social media outrage began in April 2015 when a Twitter user posted a tweet. Puscas got his Serie A breakthrough at the San Siro under the management of former Manchester City Premier League-winning coach Roberto Macini. [3] On 26 February 2015, he made his UEFA Europa League debut as a substitute replacing Rodrigo Palacio in the 89th minute of a 10 home win over Celtic. He made his first senior appearance for Kispest in November 1943 in a match against Nagyvradi AC. He said: To be honest, I am Romanian and have nothing to do with his name. [15], Puca started his second season with Benevento by playing 80 minutes in a 40 home defeat against Perugia in the third round of Coppa Italia. Ferenc Puskas, the Hungarian soccer player of Real Madrid, with his car in front of the stadium Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Castilla La Mancha, Spain. Ill do things my way. No player has ever scored in five consecutive finals since. Ferenc Purczeld was born on 1 April 1927[15] to a German (Danube Swabian) family in Budapest and brought up in Kispest, then a suburb, today part of the city. He deserves his 20 goals. [citation needed]. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. With Honved he won five Hungarian championships (194950, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955) and was the top goal scorer in all of Europe in 1948. The Romania international pens a five-year deal with the Championship club and follows the arrival of Pele, Raphael Barbosa and Lucas Joao on Tuesday. [51] In a state funeral, his coffin was moved from Pusks Ferenc Stadion to Heroes' Square for a military salute. In 1958, two years after the Hungarian Revolution, he emigrated to Spain where he played for Real Madrid. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? The name back home in Romania means rifleman.. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Arsenal said they would wait a year before signing me for their academy so I went home and in that time Inter Milan offered me a contract without trials. [5] A forward, he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary and played four international matches for Spain. As a result of this pioneering decision, The United Kingdom and twelve other countries were set to be treated to a footballing master class. I trained with them and even did a session with Arsene Wenger coaching. Join the discussion or compare with others! Were looking of course towards second and achieving great things. Can Everton ever be great again? [32] Puca scored his first EFL Championship hat-trick against Wigan Athletic on 30 November 2019 in a 3-1 victory, with the goals all coming in the space of 4 minutes 54 seconds. 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