Sándor Kocsis
Awards & Honours
6
Awards Won
4
Honours
1
Rankings
5
Records
Kocsis's record is built on efficiency rather than volume of matches. He scored 75 goals in 68 caps, a 1.10 average second only to Puskás for Hungary, and his 1.103 goals-per-game average is the best among players with more than 43 caps in FIFA class-A competition, ahead of Gerd Müller and Puskás. At the 1954 World Cup he scored 11 goals, a single-tournament record at the time, and became the first player to score two hat-tricks in one World Cup. He holds the Hungarian record with seven international hat-tricks and scored 23 goals for Hungary in calendar year 1954, the most by any player in a single year.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Olympic gold medal
Won with Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
World Cup top scorer
Scored 11 goals at the 1954 World Cup, a record for a single edition at the time.
Hungarian league top scorer
Top scorer in any European league in 1952.
Hungarian league top scorer
Top scorer in any European league in 1954.
Rankings & Lists
Most goals in a single World Cup
Records & Feats
Most goals in a single World Cup at the time
Scored 11 goals at the 1954 World Cup, a record for a single edition until Just Fontaine scored 13 in 1958.
First player to score two hat-tricks in one World Cup
Achieved at the 1954 World Cup, including four goals against West Germany.
Best goals-per-game average among players with 40+ caps in FIFA class-A football
A 1.103 average, ahead of Gerd Müller (1.097) and Ferenc Puskás (.99).
Hungarian record for international hat-tricks
Seven hat-tricks for Hungary.
Most goals for Hungary in a calendar year
Scored 23 goals for Hungary in 1954, the most by any player in a single year.