How tall is Ferenc Puskás?

Ferenc Puskás's listed height was 172 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 57% of men in Hungary.

Where 172 cm sits among men in Hungary

Taller than about 57% of men in Hungary born in 1927 (average 170.7 cm).

Puskás next to his teammates

Paco Gento is 4 cm shorter than Ferenc Puskás (168 cm), teammate at Real Madrid Club de Fútbol from 1958 to 1966.

About Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás was a Hungarian professional footballer and manager, nicknamed the Galloping Major. He was born on 1 April 1927 in Budapest and died on 17 November 2006. The son of former footballer Ferenc Puskás Sr., he started his career in Hungary with Kispest and Budapest Honvéd, and played as a forward and an attacking midfielder.

Puskás scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary and later played four international matches for Spain. He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led Hungary to the final of the 1954 World Cup. In 1958 he moved to Spain and signed for Real Madrid at the age of 31, where he won four Pichichi Trophies, three European Cups and five consecutive La Liga titles. As a coach he guided Panathinaikos to the 1971 European Cup final, which they lost 2 to 0 to Ajax.

Puskás stood a listed 172 cm (5'8"). Paco Gento, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), was his teammate at Real Madrid Club de Fútbol from 1958 to 1966 and was 4 cm shorter. In 1995 the IFFHS recognized Puskás as the greatest top division scorer of the 20th century.

Frequently asked

How tall is Ferenc Puskás in feet and inches? Ferenc Puskás was 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

How tall is Ferenc Puskás compared to Paco Gento? Paco Gento is 4 cm shorter than Ferenc Puskás: 168 cm (5'6") vs 172 cm (5'8").

Is Ferenc Puskás tall for men in Hungary? At 172 cm he was taller than about 57% of men in Hungary born in 1927, whose average height is 170.7 cm.

Sources

• Ferenc Puskás on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Ferenc Puskás on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 cm.
• Ferenc Puskás on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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