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Ferenc Puskás

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Subject(s): Ferenc Puskás
Sport: Football

Location: AAMI Park, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Unveiled: 4/2/2017
Sculptor: Béla Domonkos
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ

Inscription(s):
Plaque: FERENC PUSKÁS. 1927 - 2006. WORLD FOOTBALL ICON FERENC PUSKÁS COACHED IN MELBOURNE BETWEEN 1989 - 1992. HE ACHIEVED NSL CHAMPIONSHIP GLORY WITH SOUTH MELBOURNE FC AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER OLYMPIC PARK STADIUM. AS A PLAYER, HIS RECORD IS UNEQUALLED - AS A COACH, HIS IMPACT PROFOUND. HIS CAREER TALLY OF 598 GOALS IN 614 MATCHES STAMPS FERENC PUSKÁS AS AN ETERNAL GIANT OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. THIS MEMORIAL STATUE WAS PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF VICTORIA BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HUNGARY, REPRESENTED BY MR ZSOLT NÉMETH, CHAIRMAN, FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, HUNGARIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TOGETHER WITH MR ROBERT BELTEKY, PUSKÁS FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 4 FEBRUARY 2017.

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