Lajos Tichy

Lajos Tichy (21 March 1935 – 6 January 1999), nicknamed "The Nation's Bomber", was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward. He is the most prolific goalscorer in total matches in recorded history according to RSSSF with over 1917 goals scored in more than 1307 matches and the most prolific goalscorer in total matches in one season in recorded history according to RSSSF with 201 goals scored in 85 matches. 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 Honvéd youth team and from 1976 to 1982 he coached the first team, helping them win their first Hungarian championship in 25 years in 1980.

Lajos Tichy

Tichy in 1954
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
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1947–1950	MÉMOSZ SE
1950–1953	Budapest Lokomotiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1953	Budapest Lokomotiv	34	(12)
1953–1971	Budapest Honvéd	318	(242)
Total		352	(254)
International career
1954–1971	Hungary	72	(51)
Managerial career
1976–1982	Budapest Honvéd
Medal record Men's football Representing  Hungary Central European International Cup 1955–60 Central European International Cup
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Budapest Honvéd	1953	Nemzeti Bajnokság I
	1954		13	8					13	8
	1955		15	12					15	12
	1956		14	9			1	0	15	9
	1957		11	6					11	6
	1957–58		24	14					24	14
	1958–59		22	15					22	15
	1959–60		25	26					25	26
	1960–61		25	21					25	21
	1961–62		23	23					23	23
	1962–63		20	20					20	20
	1963		12	13					12	13
	1964		25	28			2	0	27	28
	1965		20	20			6	7	26	27
	1966		15	8					15	8
	1967		12	7					12	7
	1968		7	0					7	0
	1969		16	3					16	3
	1970		7	5					7	5
	1970–71		12	4			2	0	14	4
Total			318	242			11	7	329	249

1. Appearance in European Cup
2. Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup

Honours

Player

Budapest Honvéd

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1954, 1955
• Magyar Kupa: 1964
• Mitropa Cup: 1959

Hungary

• Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1955–60

Individual

• Central European International Cup top scorer: 1955–60
• Mitropa Cup top scorer: 1959

International goals

Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Lajos Tichy

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	8 May 1955	Oslo, Norway	Norway	5–0	Friendly
2	19 May 1955	Helsinki, Finland	Finland	9–1	Friendly
3
4	2 October 1955	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	3–1	1955–60 Central European International Cup
5	16 October 1955	Budapest, Hungary	Austria	6–1	1955–60 Central European International Cup
6	13 November 1955	Budapest, Hungary	Sweden	4–2	Friendly
7	29 February 1956	Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	4–1	Friendly
8
9	12 June 1957	Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–2	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	12 June 1958	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–2	1958 FIFA World Cup
11	15 June 1958	Sandviken, Sweden	Mexico	4–0	1958 FIFA World Cup
12
13	17 June 1958	Stockholm, Sweden	Wales	1–2	1958 FIFA World Cup
14	14 September 1958	Chorzów, Poland	Poland	3–1	Friendly
15	5 October 1958	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	4–4	Friendly
16	26 October 1958	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	2–1	Friendly
17	23 November 1958	Budapest, Hungary	Belgium	3–1	Friendly
18
19	19 April 1959	Budapest, Hungary	Yugoslavia	4–0	Friendly
20
21	25 October 1959	Budapest, Hungary	Switzerland	8–0	1955–60 Central European International Cup
22
23
24
25	8 November 1959	Budapest, Hungary	West Germany	4–3	Friendly
26
27	29 November 1959	Florence, Italy	Italy	1–1	1955–60 Central European International Cup
28	5 June 1960	Budapest, Hungary	Scotland	3–3	Friendly
29	30 October 1960	Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–2	Friendly
30	30 April 1961	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	3–0	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
31	7 May 1961	Beograd, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	4–2	Friendly
32.
33.	28 May 1961	Budapest, Hungary	Wales	3–2	Friendly
34.
35	10 September 1961	Berlin, East Germany	East Germany	3–2	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
36	8 October 1961	Vienna, Austria	Austria	1–2	Friendly
37	22 October 1961	Budapest, Hungary	Netherlands	3–3	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
38	9 December 1961	Santiago, Chile	Chile	1–5	Friendly
39	31 May 1962	Rancagua, Chile	England	2–1	1962 FIFA World Cup
40	3 June 1962	Rancagua, Chile	Bulgaria	6–1	1962 FIFA World Cup
41
42	24 June 1962	Vienna, Austria	Austria	2–1	Friendly
43
44	2 September 1962	Poznań, Poland	Poland	2–0	Friendly
45	7 November 1962	Budapest, Hungary	Wales	3–1	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
46	11 November 1962	Paris, France	France	3–2	Friendly
47
48	20 March 1963	Cardiff, Wales	Wales	1–1	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
49	2 June 1963	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	2–2	Friendly
50	25 April 1964	Paris, France	France	3–1	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
51

See also

• List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
• List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals

References

1. "Best Goalscorers All-Time (All Matches)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. "The greatest finishers in football history". fourfourtwo. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
3. "One season (all matches)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
4. "Lajos Tichy » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
5. Lajos Tichy at National-Football-Teams.com
6. "Lájos Tichy - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.

External links

• Obituary
• Scoring record