Lajos Tichy

Lajos Tichy
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
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1953–1971	Budapest Honvéd FC	320	(244)
National team
1955–1971	Hungary	72	(51)
Teams managed
1976–1982	Budapest Honvéd FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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.

External links

• Obituary
• Scoring Record