Lajos Tichy
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HungaryCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Lajos Tichy, 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 1,917 goals scored in more than 1,307 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. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-29
In the line-ups
10 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1958–1962The archive holds 10 team sheets naming Lajos Tichy in Hungary's starting line-up, from 1958-05-07 to 1962-06-10.
10 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
15 goals across 12 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1957–1964| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-04-25 |  France | W3–1(a) | 16' 70' | UEFA Euro qualification | Colombes |
| 1963-03-20 |  Wales | D1–1(a) | 77' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Cardiff |
| 1962-11-07 | Wales | W3–1(h) | 34' | UEFA Euro qualification | Budapest |
| 1962-06-03 |  Bulgaria | W6–1(n) | 8' 70' | FIFA World Cup | Rancagua |
| 1962-05-31 |  England | W2–1(n) | 17' | FIFA World Cup | Rancagua |
| 1961-10-22 |  Netherlands | D3–3(h) | 80' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Budapest |
| 1961-09-10 | German DR | W3–2(a) | 78' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Berlin |
| 1961-04-30 | Netherlands | W3–0(a) | 36' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Rotterdam |
| 1958-06-17 | Wales | L1–2(n) | 33' | FIFA World Cup | Solna |
| 1958-06-15 |  Mexico | W4–0(n) | 19' 46' | FIFA World Cup | Sandviken |
| 1958-06-12 |  Sweden | L1–2(a) | 77' | FIFA World Cup | Solna |
| 1957-06-12 |  Norway | L1–2(a) | 43' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oslo |
Honours
5 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours5 | ||||
| Nemzeti Bajnokság I | ×2 | 1954, 1955 | Budapest Honvéd | |
| Central European International Cup | ×1 | Hungary | ||
| Magyar Kupa | ×1 | 1964 | Budapest Honvéd | |
| Mitropa Cup | ×1 | 1959 | Budapest Honvéd | |
| Individual honours2 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| Central European International Cup top scorer | 1955–60 | |||
| Mitropa Cup top scorer | 1959 | |||