Lajos Puskás (born 13 August 1944) is a
Hungarian football
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forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
who played for
Hungary
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in the
1966 FIFA World Cup
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.
1966 FIFA World Cup England
He also played for Vasas SC Vasas may refer to:
*Vasas SC, Hungarian sports club
*Győri Vasas, former name of Hungarian sports club Győri ETO (1950-65)
*Mihály Vasas (born 1933), Hungarian footballer and manager
*Zoltán Vasas
Zoltán Vasas (born 5 November 1977) is a ...
.
References
External links
FIFA profile
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1944 births
Living people
Hungarian footballers
Hungary international footballers
Association football forwards
Vasas SC players
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Hungarian football managers
Apollon Pontou FC managers
Vasas SC managers
Debreceni VSC managers
Diósgyőri VTK managers
Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County