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Edson Arantes do Nascimento ( born 23 October 1940 ), known as Pelé , is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a ___MASK2___ . He is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time . Pelé has also been known for connecting the phrase " The Beautiful Game " with football . In 1999 , he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS ). That year , " France Football " asked their former Ballon d ' Or winners to choose the Football Player of the Century ; they selected Pelé . In 1999 , Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC . That year , " Time " named him in their list of . In 2013 he received the FIFA Ballon d ' Or Prix d ' Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football . Gyula Grosics ( 4 February 1926  13 June 2014 ) was a Hungarian football ___MASK72___ of Croatian descent who played 86 times for the Hungary national football team and was part of the " Golden Team " of the 1950s . Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time , he was thought to be the first ___MASK72___ to play as the ___MASK28___ - ___MASK45___ . Grosics was nicknamed " Black Panther ", because he wore black clothing while playing . Lajos Tichy ( 21 March 1935 -- 6 January 1999 ) was a Hungarian footballer . 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 Honved youth team and from 1976 to 1982 , he ultimately coached the first time , helping win the first Hungarian championship in 25 years in 1980 . The `` Nations Bomber '' died in 1999 aged 63 . Budapest Honvéd FC ( is a Hungarian sports club from Budapest best known for its football team . " Honved " means the Homeland Defence . Originally formed as " Kispest AC ", they became " Kispest FC " in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944 . The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed " Budapest Honvéd SE " and became the Hungarian Army team . The club ' s top players from this era , Ferenc Puskás , Sándor Kocsis , József Bozsik , Zoltán Czibor , and Gyula Grosics formed the nucleus of the legendary Hungarian team known as the " Mighty Magyars " and helped the club win the Hungarian League four times during the 1950s . During the 1980s and early 1990s the club enjoyed another successful period , winning a further eight Hungarian League titles . They also won league and cup doubles in 1985 and 1989 . In 1991 the club was renamed " Kispest Honvéd FC " and adopted its current name in 2003 . Zoltán Czibor ( 23 August 1929  1 September 1997 ) was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs , including Ferencváros TC and Honvéd , and Hungary before joining CF Barcelona . Czibor played as a left - ___MASK100___ or striker and was notable for having a powerful shot , good pace and excellent ball control . During the 1950s he was part of the " Magical Magyars ". After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution he moved to Spain where he became a prominent member of the successful FC Barcelona team of the late 1950s . After three seasons at Barcelona , he joined their local rivals Español for the 1961 / 62 season . After brief spells at FC Basel , FK Austria Wien and Primo Hamilton FC , he retired as a professional footballer and returned to Hungary . He died there in 1997 , aged 68 . Ferenc Puskás ( born Ferenc Purczeld ; 1 April 1927  17 November 2006 ) was a Hungarian footballer and manager , widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time . A prolific ___MASK2___ , he scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary , and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues . Puskás ' s Hungary career is often said to be 83 goals in 84 games - the extra game and goal was from a match vs Lebanon that was played in 1956 , however it was only recognised as an official game by the Hungarian FA in May 2002 . He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his nation to the final of the 1954 World Cup where he was named the tournament ' s best player . He won three European Cups ( 1959 , 1960 , 1966 ), 10 national championships ( 5 Hungarian & 5 Spanish Primera División ) and 8 top individual scoring honors . Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary , one of the largest cities in the European Union and sometimes described as the primate city of Hungary . It has an area of and a population of about 1 . 8 million within the administrative limits in 2016 . It is both a city and county , and forms the ___MASK19___ of the Budapest Metropolitan Area , which has an area of and a population of 3 . 3 million , comprising 33 percent of the population of Hungary . Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the Danube river with the unification of Buda and Óbuda on the west bank , with Pest on the east bank on November 17 , 1873 . The 1958 FIFA World Cup , the sixth staging of the World Cup , was hosted by Sweden from 8 to 29 June . The tournament was won by Brazil , who beat Sweden 5  2 in the final for their first title . The tournament is also notable for marking the debut on the world stage of a then largely unknown 17 - year - old Pelé .