Ferenc Bene

Ferenc Bene

Bene in 1969
Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-12-17)17 December 1944
Place of birth	Balatonújlak, Hungary
Date of death	27 February 2006(2006-02-27) (aged 61)
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1958–1960	MEDOSZ Marcali
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959	MEDOSZ Marcali	7	(5)
1960–1961	Kaposvár Kinizsi	16	(16)
1961–1978	Újpesti Dózsa	417	(303)
1978–1979	Volán SC
1981–82	Sepsi-78	55	(17)
1982–83	Volán SC
1983–84	Soroksári VOSE	12	(5)
1984–85	Kecskeméti SC	15	(1)
Total		522	(347)
International career
1962–1979	Hungary	76	(36)
1963–1964	Hungary Olympic team	13	(24)
1972–1973	Europe XI	2	(1)
Managerial career
1992–1993	Újpesti TE
Medal record Men's football Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team UEFA European Championship 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ferenc Bene (17 December 1944 – 27 February 2006) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker for Újpesti Dózsa and Hungary.

He was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, in which he was the top scorer of the tournament with 12 goals in just 5 matches.^[1] He is the sixth most prolific goalscorer in total matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with over 1425 goals scored in over 1480 matches, which results in a goal-per-match ratio of almost one.^[2][3] Bene was a successful striker for Újpesti Dózsa (303 goals in 418 matches) and the Hungary national team (36 goals in 76 matches).^[1][4] He was named Hungarian player of the year twice, in 1964 and in 1969.^[1]