Ferenc Puskas

Ferenc Puskas was a Hungarian soccer player who is regarded as one of the greatest players to the world. He was also known as the "Galloping Major" due to the fact that he was an army officer playing for an army team. Puskas started his soccer career in 1943 in Hungary, playing for Kispest and Budapest Honved. He became the top scorer in the Hungarian League for four times, scoring 514 goals in 529 games. He is the best goal scorer if you look at the goals per match ratio.

At the age of 18 in 1945, he made his first debut for Hungary national team against Austria in his country's first post match. In 1953, Puskas led the invincible Hungary team beating The Great Britain 6-3 at their house, becoming the first team to beat them at their home.

The Hungary team led by Puskas were unbeaten for four years in international matches, until they got to Switzerland in 1954. They beat South Korea 9-0 and Germany 8-3, however, Puskas missed quarter and semi-finals due to an innjury. His teammates still took care of the business beating Brazil and Uruguay, proving that they are the undisputed champions until they met West Germany at the finals.

Even though he was injured, Puskas insisted to play, taking over the game in 8 minutes by 2-0, scoring 1 goal. However, the Germans came back and beat Hungary 2-3, ending Hungary's 9-0 winning streak. Galloping Major played in 85 international games, storming 84 goals in. Just look at his statistics, it proves that he is the best goals per games scorer. He passed away in 2006 after diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, leaving his legacy on the field.

R.I.P The Galloping Major