S�ndor P�ter Kocsis was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencv�ros TC, Budapest Honv�d, Young Fellows Z�rich, FC Barcelona and Hungary. During the 1950s, along with Ferenc Pusk�s, Zolt�n Czibor, J�zsef Bozsik and N�ndor Hidegkuti, he was a member of the Mighty Magyars. After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution he moved to Spain where he became a member of the FC Barcelona team of the late 1950s. Kocsis was a prolific goalscorer for both Budapest Honv�d and Hungary. While playing for Honv�d, he was the top goal scorer in any European league in both 1952 and 1954. He also scored 75 goals in 68 appearances for Hungary ? a 1.10 goal/game average at the game's highest level. Kocsis was the top goal scorer in the 1954 World Cup with 11 goals, being the first player to score two hat tricks in a World Cup. His record 2.2 goal/game average in a single World Cup finals competition is still unbeaten as of 2010, and only Just Fontaine has scored more goals in a single World Cup. He was particularly known for scoring headers. 

September 21st, 1929 in Budapest  /  Died:   Jul 22nd, 1979