In 1948, he was the top goal scorer in Europe. Updates? In 1958, two years after the Hungarian Revolution, he emigrated to Spain where he played for Real Madrid. Im always close to the players because we believe we can achieve big things., US investors ready to BACK Glazers, Sabitzer's cryptic message, Prem legend's daughter has fans hot under the collar with see-through lingerie, N'Golo Kante rejects summer free transfers as he nears new contract at Chelsea, Weghorst showed in just five seconds why Ten Hag signed him for Man Utd, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, George Puscas celebrates his goals for Reading and Romania by simulating shooting a rifle, Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas was one of the greatest footballers of all time, George Puscas celebrates his winner against Blackburn with the creator Lucas Joao. I wanted to come, I like English football, when I was little I always looked at this football, the striker told the Royals official website. He was no longer the Galloping Major but the Madridistas now affectionately called him Pancho. Its a great challenge for me, a new challenge and I hope it will be a great time for the fans, for me and for the club, so we will have a great result.. 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. Arsenal had been following me since I was just 15 playing for my local team. But the Reading striker does not like to draw parallels with the Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas because he is from Romania. [19][20] He debuted for his new team five days later in the 21 home defeat to Ascoli, netting his team's only goal in the first half. Despite sharing a last name, George Puscas is not related to Ferenc Puskas. I met all the big footballers who were there and got a lot of help from people like Javier Zanetti, Rodrigo Palacio and Esteban Cambiasso.. [18], Kispest was taken over by the Hungarian Ministry of Defence in 1949, becoming the Hungarian Army team and changing its name to Budapest Honvd. If the new signings at the Madejski Stadium can live up to their namesakes, then Reading fans are certainly in for a treat. 2023 BBC. He said: To be honest, I am Romanian and have nothing to do with his name. #ReadingFC can confirm the signing of Romanian international George Puca on a five-year deal from @Inter#ByGeorge. He was the front man of the "Mighty Magyars", as the dominant Hungarian national team was known in the 1950s. They summoned[clarification needed] their families from Budapest, and despite opposition from FIFA and the Hungarian football authorities, they organised a fundraising tour of Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Brazil. He was eventually sold to Serie B Palermo in 2018 and enjoyed a great season football-wise, making 33 outings and scoring nine goals. Pusks started his career in Hungary playing for Kispest and Budapest Honvd. Im really excited to come and play for Reading playing in England has been a big ambition for me. There is no evidence that he is related to one of the "greatest players of all time". Di Stfano had found his perfect partner. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Hungary won the championship after finishing top of the table with 11 points. 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. [24] After his ban expired, Pusks tried to play in Italy but was not able to find a top-flight club willing to sign him, as Italian managers were concerned about his age and weight. Before 1950 the club name was Kispesti A.C. 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The players decided against going back to communist Hungary and arranged for the return with Athletic to be played at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Were looking of course towards second and achieving great things. ", "Romnia Chile 32. During eight seasons with Real, Pusks played 180 La Liga games and scored 156 goals. It is no wonder with the superstars at Mancinis disposal that Pucas only made seven appearances for Inter and ended up being loaned out to Bari, Benevento and Novara. Ferenc Puskas, the legendary Real Madrid striker, inspired the Puskas Award given to the greatest goal of any given season, while Brazil striker Pele wasnt bad either. Pusks scored two hat-tricks against FC Barcelona in 1963, one at the Bernabu and one at the Camp Nou. I trained with them and even did a session with Arsene Wenger coaching. The user posted two photos, one of George and one of Ferenc, with the caption, George Puscas, 18, is a footballers name. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? But the Reading striker does not like to draw parallels with the Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas because he is from Romania. Were looking of course towards second and achieving great things. The name back home in Romania means rifleman.. Puca made his Internazionale debut on 1 February 2015 by appearing in the last minutes of a 31 loss to Sassuolo in the 201415 Serie A matchday 21. It was the match that suddenly opened British eyes to the wider European game. 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. The scores contain links to the article on football in the Helsinki Olympics and the round in question.[26]. His mother, Margit Bir (19041976), was a seamstress. So far, nothing has established his relationship with Ferenc Puskas. [13] He was also declared the best Hungarian player of the last 50 years by the Hungarian Football Federation in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003. The scores contain links to the article on 1954 FIFA World Cup and the round in question. Lisa Wilkinson points the finger at Peter Meakin in defamation defence brought by Bruce Lehrmann, Investors brand US private equity swoop for UKs Hyve opportunistic, Joni Mitchell honoured with Gershwin Prize at star-studded gala, Death toll rises to at least 3 after Zaporizhzhia attacks, Liftoff! Had history taken a different course, he might have been there already. . He said: I enjoy playing with Lucas. On 27 minutes he tapped in a cross to level the game and then, just before the half-hour mark, he pounced on a parry from the Frankfurt keeper Loy to score his second. He won three European Cups (1959, 1960, 1966), ten national championships (five Hungarian and five Spanish Primera Divisin) and eight top individual scoring honors. [29][30] He scored his first goal for Reading in an EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 13 August 2019, and also went on to score one of the penalties as Reading won the shoot-out. On 15 July, Puca was loaned to Serie B side Benevento on a 2-years loan deal. The social media outrage began in April 2015 when a Twitter user posted a tweet. Video, 00:00:47, 'They've got Puskas and Pele haven't they? I was doing all the treatments but it wasnt getting better. He became an integral part of the mythical Magyar team that had destroyed England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953 and then narrowly missed out on winning the World Cup final in 1954. We find each other well on the pitch. They called and invited me to London. [17] On 3 December 2017, Puca scored his first Serie A goal in the 22 home draw versus Milan that gave Benevento their first ever point in the top flight. Puscas who needed an operation told SunSport: Its been a few tough months. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! But all the team are good. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. He notched 308 goals in 390 appearances for Madrid, including 54 in 62 European matches. Read |When Real Madrid offered Alfredo Di Stfano to Manchester United, The BBC had even taken the bold step of displacing the great figure of TV mystery of the time, Koran, whose usual invitation to a half hour of intrigue was withdrawn to make space for the live coverage of the game. Unde va juca atacantul romn", "Puscas regala la vittoria al Palermo al 90', "George Puscas: Reading sign Inter Milan striker on five-year deal", "George Puca signs permanently from Inter Milan", "George Puca a semnat cu Reading! Despite sharing a surname, George Puscas is not related to Ferenc Puskas. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! [45] While managing the Australian club, one of his players was future Australia and Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou, who has spoken of the influence Puskas' all out attacking approach had on his coaching style. At the end of the day, we do our best. As a player he displayed arrogance and selfishness but operating in the role of a deep-lying centre-forward, he was extremely effective. However, the West Germans pulled back two goals before half time, with six minutes left the West Germans scored the winner. 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. It was time for Pusks to respond and he did emphatically, scoring from an extraordinarily difficult angle to add Madrids third on the stroke of half-time. Suspiciously, he did not make an immediate impact during his first six appearances for Real and after some insipid and uninspiring performances, Barcelona decided to sell their interest in the player. When there is a special article on the match in question, the link is in the column for round. Mr A. Collombin, the manager of the Cumberland Hotel, presents a souvenir ashtray to Ferenc Puskas , captain of the Hungarian football team, during a. The social media outrage began in April 2015 when a Twitter user posted a tweet. He accepted that at Real, Di Stfano brooked norivals on his podium as Didi and Kopa had found to their cost. Ill do things my way. Boss Veljko Paunovic revealed how the Romanian is always entertaining the players in their WhatsApp group by posting funny messages and videos. GEORGE PUSCAS shares a surname with one of football's greatest icons. Puscas, back in his native land, means Rifleman.. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. George, despite being born in Romania, is of half Hungarian descent, and his surname Puscas is derived from Hungarian Puskas, which is why he resembles Ferenc Puskas. Ill do it my way. [20] During his career at Budapest Honvd, Pusks helped the club win five Hungarian League titles. He deserves his 20 goals. I trained with them and even did a session with Arsene Wenger coaching. For footballing cognoscenti of a certain age, the memory of the first live European Cup Final they ever witnessed on their television screens lives on forever. A statue of Pusks was unveiled in 2017 in. [34], On 25 August 2022, Puca moved on a new Italian loan at Genoa. Both men were in their early-30s when their partnership was created and together they won four consecutive LaLiga titles, a Copa del Rey, as well as winning a European Cup in addition to being losing finalists on two occasions, making them arguably the most prolific and successful scoring partnership to have performed at the top level of European, if not world football. Pusks scored 83 goals in 84 games with the Hungarian national team and was a member of three European Cup-winning teams (1959, 1960, 1966) with the Spanish club Real Madrid. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. They were Alfredo Di Stfano and Ferenc Pusks, born within nine months of each other and who, at Hampden Park, Glasgow in 1960, unleashed the full range of their goal-scoring genius. Puscas who needed an operation told SunSport: Its been a few tough months. ', Up Next. In the final game of his first season, he and Di Stfano were level as the top scorers in LaLiga. Csaba Gellr (director), Tams Lajos, Sndor Tak (producer): Hungarian top scorer: 194748, 194950, 1950, 1953, World Soccer World XI: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, Football's Top Scorer of the 20th century IFFHS, Inaugural Inductee into Goal Hall of Fame 2014, Top 10 Greatest Players of the 20th century (#7) World Soccer Magazine, Top 10 World's Best Players of the 20th century (#6) IFFHS, Top 10 Europe's Best Players of the 20th century (#4) IFFHS, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 12:46. While playing with Real Madrid, Pusks won four Pichichis and scored seven goals in two European Champions Cup finals. For aged just 16 Arsenal brought him over to London for a one-week trial after scouts flew to Romania to watch him playing for Bihor Oradea. In the following season he began Real's 195960 European Cup campaign with a hat-trick against Jeunesse Esch and in the semi-final against FC Barcelona, as Pusks once again guided Real into the final with three goals over two legs. [24] Pusks scored in the subsequent 33 draw but Honvd were eliminated 65 on aggregate, and the Hungarian players were left in limbo. He was also listed in Pel's FIFA 100. [39] Puca then gave Romania a half-time lead after scoring a double against Germany in the semi-finals, but Romania eventually lost the match 42. Ill be the Romanian Puscas. Despite opposition from other board members, he signed him prior to the start of the 1958/59 season, using his intermediaries to persuade UEFA to lift the FIFA suspension. A few English internationals of that time such as Neil Franklin of Stoke City accepted the financial incentives to play there as well. He did not just have a powerful shot, but precision as well. Despite sharing a surname, George Puscas is not related to Ferenc Puskas. 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.. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. A capacity crowd of 127,000 packed into the stadium to watch Eintracht Frankfurt take on the might of Real Madrid, who had won the previous four finals. Can Everton ever be great again? [5] A forward, he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary and played four international matches for Spain. [7][8][9] With 806 goals in 793 official games scored during his career, he is the seventh top goalscorer of all time.[10]. George Alexandru Puca (Romanian pronunciation:[deorde aleksandru puka]; born 8 April 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Genoa, on loan from EFL Championship club Reading, and the Romania national team. News; Business; Entertainment; Games; Lifestyle; Sports; Technology; Breaking News. After becoming a Spanish citizen in 1961, he represented Spain at the 1962 World Cup, but he failed to score a goal in four matches. Pusks was born in Budapest on 2 April 1927. [9] On 1 March, Puca scored twice in a 40 home win over Ternana. Despite sharing a last name, George Puscas is not related to Ferenc Puskas. Puscas is one of the characters in the Reading dressing room. He accepted that at Real, Di Stfano brooked no. I had to do the surgery but now Im feeling fit and good. Nevertheless, this was the first occasion that Di Stfano and Pusks had played together in a European Cup final as injury had forced the Magyar to miss the 1959 version. He said: I enjoy playing with Lucas. It is because of everyone that we as strikers get our chances.. It was my first experience moving to another country. He was a striker and used to stay with me after training to teach me a lot of things. He instantly caught the eye of the club President Santiago Bernabu and a bid immediately followed. During these years, Di Stfano had been paired with various strike partners such as the Brazilian Didi and Frenchman Raymond Kopa but none were to have the success that his partnership with Ferenc Pusks was to produce. Royals pair George Puscas and Pele - or Judilson Mamadu Tuncar Gomes to give him his full name - are namesakes of legendary Hungarian player Ferenc Puskas and Brazilian great Pele.. It was my first experience moving to another country. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The voting and award process related to the FIFA Pusks Award is detailed in the respective Rules of Allocation. It was the last time that they were to win the competition as the passage of time was starting to catch up with them but what an impression they had left on the British psyche. Here the situation became complicated. Known as the "Galloping Major",[6] in 1995, he was recognized as the greatest top division scorer of the 20th century by the IFFHS. GEORGE PUSCAS shares a surname with one of footballs greatest icons. Ill be the Romanian Puscas. There is no evidence that he is related to one of the "greatest players of all time". [11] On 27 August he made his Serie B debut for Benevento as a substitute replacing Fabio Ceravolo in the 71st minute and scoring his first goal 8 minutes later in a 20 home win over SPAL. 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. Pusks was an out-and-out goalscorer, he would never come back for the ball or spray it around the field, which was why he complemented Di Stfano so perfectly. GEORGE PUSCAS shares a surname with one of football's greatest icons. 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