Prolific Hungarian striker Szusza dies

August 3, 2006 - 0:0
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Ferenc Szusza, who set the goalscoring record for a single club in Hungary's top league, died on Wednesday aged 82, the Web site of his former club Ujpest (www.ujpest.hu), said.

Szusza spent a total of 26 years at the Budapest club as player and manager, scoring 393 goals in 463 league games from 1940-1961, helping them to four league titles.

He then coached clubs in Hungary and later went to Spain, coaching Betis Seville and Atletico Madrid in the 1970s. Szusza also played for the national team in the 1940s and