László Pusztai (1 March 1946 – 6 July 1987) was a Hungarian football player who participated in the 1978 World Cup where Hungary was eliminated in the first round.

László Pusztai
Personal information
Full name László Pusztai
Date of birth (1946-03-01)1 March 1946
Place of birth Szentes, Hungary
Date of death 6 July 1987(1987-07-06) (aged 41)
Place of death Hungary
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Szentesi Kinizsi
1966–1969 Szegedi EAC 45 (11)
1969–1974 Budapest Honvéd FC 128 (50)
1974–1980 Ferencvárosi TC 152 (36)
1980–1983 SC Eisenstadt 33 (5)
International career
1970–1979 Hungary 25 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After having spent numerous years in the Budapest clubs of Budapest Honvéd FC and Ferencvárosi TC, he went to Austria where he played for Eisenstadt for 3 years.

He was killed in a car accident, together with his wife, leaving two children behind.

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