Ferenc Puskas scored 512 goals in 528 matches for Real
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Hungary and Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas has been admitted to an intensive care unit in a Budapest hospital, according to reports.
The 79-year-old, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, scored 83 goals in 84 matches for his country.
Hungary, inspired by Puskas, reached the 1954 World Cup final, a game they lost to underdogs West Germany.
Puskas won three European Cups with Real Madrid, scoring four goals in the 1960 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
He scored 512 goals in 528 matches for Real and in 1962 he became a Spanish citizen, playing for them in the World Cup finals later that year.
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