Ferenc Puskas (Budapest, Hungary, 04/01/1927-Budapest, 11/17/2006) has had his street in Madrid since May 26. The road is located in the El Cañaveral neighborhood. The inauguration supposed the culmination of a process begun more than a decade ago, since in April 2010 the Vicálvaro District Board approved dedicating a street of the new urban developments in the area to the Hungarian footballer.
The name of Puskas joins other Madridistas who appear on the streets of the capital. Whoever his partner was, Alfredo Di Stéfano has had a street in Valdebebas since 2017. Santiago Bernabéu, in addition to giving its name to the stadium, has a street very close to the venue that bears his name. The road leaves from La Castellana to the southeast until it ends at Paseo de La Habana. The street where the north end of the Madrid Coliseum sits is dedicated to a person whose contribution was important to the construction of the New Chamartín. Rafael Salgado, as president of the Mercantile and Industrial Bank, secured the financing of the work in 1944 with a loan of two million pesetas. Real Madrid itself has its own street in the Carabanchel district in an area with very football-loving place names. The street is perpendicular to two others dedicated to Atlético and Betis.
Other Madridistas have given names to social facilities in the city of Madrid. Raúl has a sports center in Villaverde, Del Bosque has another in the Barrio del Pilar, Di Stéfano gives his name to a public school also in Valdebebas …
In this particular Madridista street map, there are personalities who have been prophets in their land: Casillas, Camacho, Guti, Del Bosque, Juanito … Some of them have also received their recognition in places that have decided to recognize great athletes in a certain area of the municipality . From the new Puskas street to the stadium that bears his name in Budapest, on this map we draw a sample of this particular street map dedicated to players, coaches and other personalities who have written the history of Real Madrid over more than 118 years..