Ferenc Bene

Ferenc Bene (17 December 1944 – 27 February 2006) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker for Újpest 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. He is the sixth most prolific goalscorer in total matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with over 1424 goals scored in over 1481 matches, which results in a goal-per-match ratio of almost one. Bene was a successful striker for Újpesti Dózsa (303 goals in 418 matches) and the Hungary national team (36 goals in 76 matches). He was named Hungarian player of the year twice, in 1964 and in 1969. Just two months later, in August 1959, he scored a hat-trick in a league game against Siofok. He then played with Újpest Dózsa for the next 17 years, from 1961 until 1978. thus helping his side reach the final round of qualifying against Spain in which he scored a brace in both legs as Hungary qualified for the 1964 Olympics.

Bene played his last international match against Czechoslovakia on 12 September 1979. In total, he obtained 76 caps and scored 36 goals.

Goals for Hungary main team Hungary score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bene goal.

Honours Újpest Nemzeti Bajnokság I (8): 1969, 1970, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78 Magyar Kupa: 1969, 1970, 1974-75 Hungary Olympic Games: 1964

Individual UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1964 Hungarian Footballer of the Year: 1964 and 1969 World XI: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 FUWO European Team of the Season: 1966 ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season: 1966