Lajos Tichy


Lajos Tichy 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 coached the first team, helping them win their first Hungarian championship in 25 years in 1980. The "Nation's Bomber" died in 1999 aged 63.

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 May 1955Oslo, Norway5–0WonFriendly
2.19 May 1955Helsinki, Finland9–1WonFriendly
3.19 May 1955Helsinki, Finland9–1WonFriendly
4.2 October 1955Prague, Czechoslovakia3–1Won1955–60 Central European International Cup
5.16 October 1955Budapest, Hungary6–1Won1955–60 Central European International Cup
6.13 November 1955Budapest, Hungary4–2WonFriendly
7.29 February 1956Beirut, Lebanon4–1WonFriendly
8.29 February 1956Beirut, Lebanon4–1WonFriendly
9.12 June 1957Oslo, Norway1–2Lost1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.12 June 1958Stockholm, Sweden1–2Lost1958 FIFA World Cup
11.15 June 1958Sandviken, Sweden4–0Won1958 FIFA World Cup
12.15 June 1958Sandviken, Sweden4–0Won1958 FIFA World Cup
13.17 June 1958Stockholm, Sweden1–2Lost1958 FIFA World Cup
14.14 September 1958Chorzów, Poland3–1WonFriendly
15.5 October 1958Zagreb, Yugoslavia4–4DrawFriendly
16.26 October 1958Bucharest, Romania2–1WonFriendly
17.23 November 1958Budapest, Hungary3–1WonFriendly
18.23 November 1958Budapest, Hungary3–1WonFriendly
19.19 April 1959Budapest, Hungary4–0WonFriendly
20.19 April 1959Budapest, Hungary4–0WonFriendly
21.25 October 1959Budapest, Hungary8–0Won1955–60 Central European International Cup
22.25 October 1959Budapest, Hungary8–0Won1955–60 Central European International Cup
23.25 October 1959Budapest, Hungary8–0Won1955–60 Central European International Cup
24.25 October 1959Budapest, Hungary8–0Won1955–60 Central European International Cup
25.8 November 1959Budapest, Hungary4–3WonFriendly
26.8 November 1959Budapest, Hungary4–3WonFriendly
27.29 November 1959Florence, Italy1–1Draw1955–60 Central European International Cup
28.5 June 1960Budapest, Hungary3–3DrawFriendly
29.30 October 1960Brussels, Belgium1–2LostFriendly
30.30 April 1961Rotterdam, Netherlands3–0Won1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
31.7 May 1961Beograd, Yugoslavia4–2WonFriendly
32.7 May 1961Beograd, Yugoslavia4–2WonFriendly
33.28 May 1961Budapest, Hungary3–2WonFriendly
34.28 May 1961Budapest, Hungary3–2WonFriendly
35.10 September 1961Berlín, East Germany3–2Won1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
36.8 October 1961Vienna, Austria1–2LostFriendly
37.22 October 1961Budapest, Hungary3–3Draw1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
38.9 December 1961Santiago, Chile1–5LostFriendly
39.31 May 1962Rancagua, Chile2–1Won1962 FIFA World Cup
40.3 June 1962Rancagua, Chile6–1Won1962 FIFA World Cup
41.3 June 1962Rancagua, Chile6–1Won1962 FIFA World Cup
42.24 June 1962Vienna, Austria2–1WonFriendly
43.24 June 1962Vienna, Austria2–1WonFriendly
44.2 September 1962Poznań, Poland2–0WonFriendly
45.7 November 1962Budapest, Hungary3–1Won1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
46.11 November 1962Paris, France3–2WonFriendly
47.11 November 1962Paris, France3–2WonFriendly
48.20 March 1963Cardiff, Wales1–1Draw1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
49.2 June 1963Prague, Czechoslovakia2–2WonFriendly
50.25 April 1964Paris, France3–1Won1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
51.25 April 1964Paris, France3–1Won1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying