Ferenc Puskás I
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| Ferenc Puskás I | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ferenc Puskás I | |
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | unknown, Hungary | |
| Playing position | Central Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 19xx-3x | Kispest AC | |
| Teams managed | ||
| 194x-47 1948-51 |
Kispest AC Budapest Honvéd SE |
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Ferenc Puskás I, also referred to as Ferenc Purczeld or Puskás Ferenc, is a former Hungarian footballer and manager. He is the father of Ferenc Puskás.
During the 1930s, as Ferenc Purczeld, he played as a central defender with Kispest AC. Among his team mates at the club were Rezső Rozgonyi and Rezső Somlai, who both represented Hungary at the 1934 World Cup. In 1937 he changed his family name to Puskás. After retiring as a player he became a coach at Kispect AC and became an early mentor to both his son, Ferenc Jr. and József Bozsik. He initially registered his son as a youth player using the pseudonym Kovács Miklós to help get around the minimum age rules
In the 1940s Puskás became the senior coach at Kispest AC. During two spells at the club he managed the senior team in over 200 games. After his first spell ended in 1947, he was replaced by Béla Guttmann. However Guttman fell out with Ferenc Jr. and walked out allowing Ferenc Sr. to return. During his second spell in charge Hungary became a communist state. Kispest AC were then taken over by the Hungarian Ministry of Defence and became the Hungarian Army team. The club was renamed Budapest Honvéd SE and Puskás, with a team that included Ferenc Jr. and József Bozsik, then guided them to their first two Hungarian League titles.
[edit] Honours
Honvéd
- Hungarian Champions: 2
- 1949-50, 1950
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