Sándor Kocsis (born September 21, 1929 in Budapest; died July 22, 1979) was a Hungarian football striker, who ranks fourth all-time with 75 international goals (in only 68 caps). Amazingly, he is not the top scorer for Hungary, as Ferenc Puskás scored 84. He is nicknamed "Golden Head" for his aerial prowess. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Budapest (pronounced or ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Strikers are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Ferenc Puskás (Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc, surname first) (born April 2, 1927 in Budapest) was a Hungarian football player, nicknamed Puskás Öcsi (öcsi means little brother). Puskás started his club career with Budapesti Honvéd in 1943. ...

Kocsis' international career spanned from 1948 to 1956. He led the 1954 World Cup in scoring with 11 goals as Hungary finished second. That number has only been topped once, by Just Fontaine scored 13 in 1958; it seems unlikely that it will be surpassed again in the foreseeable future. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Just Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, Morocco) was a French football player. ... The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe, this time being hosted by Sweden. ...