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Lajos Tichy (21 March 1935 – 6 January 1999), nicknamed "The Nation's Bomber", was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. He is the most prolific goalscorer in total matchesinrecorded history according to RSSSF with over 1912 goals scored in over 1301 matches[1][2] and the most prolific goalscorer in total matches in one season in recorded history according to RSSSF with 201 goals scored in 85 matches.[3] He played for the club Budapest Honvéd FC, scoring 247 goals in 320 league games. He also scored 51 goals in 72 internationals for the Hungary national football team, including four in the 1958 FIFA World Cup and three in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He later became coach of the Honvéd youth team and from 1976 to 1982 he coached the first team, helping them win their first Hungarian championship in 25 years in 1980.
Tichy in 1954
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1935-03-21)21 March 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 6 January 1999(1999-01-06) (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1950 | MÉMOSZ SE | ||
| 1950–1953 | Budapest Lokomotiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1971 | Budapest Honvéd | 318 | (242) |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1971 | Hungary | 72 | (51) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1982 | Budapest Honvéd | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Budapest Honvéd | 1953 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | ||||||||
| 1954 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| 1955 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||||||
| 1956 | 14 | 9 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 9 | ||||
| 1957 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
| 1957–58 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 14 | ||||||
| 1958–59 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 15 | ||||||
| 1959–60 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | ||||||
| 1960–61 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 21 | ||||||
| 1961–62 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| 1962–63 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| 1963 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
| 1964 | 25 | 28 | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 28 | ||||
| 1965 | 20 | 20 | 6[b] | 7 | 26 | 27 | ||||
| 1966 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
| 1967 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | ||||||
| 1968 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 1969 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | ||||||
| 1970 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| 1970–71 | 12 | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 318 | 242 | 11 | 7 | 329 | 249 | ||||
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