Street named after football legend Puskas opened in Spain

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the ceremony in the Vicalvaro district of Madrid that “we are proud of Ferenc Puskas as the most well-known Hungarian who had a remarkable career in a historic period full of difficulties and challenges”. The street sign was unveiled in the company of Gyorgy Szollosi, the official ambassador of Hungarian football tradition and affairs concerning Puskas.

Szijjarto noted that Puskas was still remembered around the world despite having died 15 years ago. He said Puskas was a link between Hungary and Spain and he expressed thanks to the Spanish people, to Real Madrid and the city of Madrid for nurturing his memory.

Emilio Butragueno, international director for Real Madrid, said Puskas had been an essential figure in the history of Real Madrid and the legendary story of the club could not be understood without him. Puskas was a member of an “unforgettable generation that contributed to Real Madrid growing into a myth”, he added.

Puskas went to Spain after Hungary’s failed 1956 anti-Soviet uprising and he played in Real Madrid between 1958 and 1966.