Iuliu Bodola - Goals in International Matches


The outstanding Romanian (and later Hungarian) player scored 34 international goals in 61 matches for his two National Teams; his 30 goals for Romania were a long-standing record number of goals scored by an individual player for Romania. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born:  26- 2-1912
Died:  12- 3-1993
Country:  Romania (became Hungarian citizen later)
Caps:   48 for Romania (W23-D 9-L16 - GF106-GA 86 - %57.29)
Goals:  30 (% 0.62 per match)
Caps:   13 for Hungary (W 7-D 4-L 2 - GF 27-GA 23 - %69,23)
Goals:   4 
Total Caps:  61        (W30-D13-L18 - GF133-GA109 - %59.84)
Total Goals: 34
Age First Cap for Romania: 19 yr  73 d 10- 5-1931 vs. Bulgaria 5-2
Age Last Cap for Romania:  27 yr 226 d 10-10-1939 vs. Hungary 1-1
Age First Cap for Hungary: 28 yr 279 d  1-12-1940 vs. Italy 1-1
Age Last Cap for Hungary:  36 yr 220 d  3-10-1948 vs. Austria 2-1
National Team Career for Romania:  8 yr 153 d
National Team Career for Hungary:  7 yr 306 d
Total Two Team Career:  17 yr 146 d


Cap  Goals	Date	Venue   	Opponent       Score	Competition
for Romania
 1   2   2    10- 5-31  Bucuresti       Bulgaria        5-2     Balkan Cup
 2   2   4    28- 6-31  Zagreb          Yugoslavia      4-2     Balkan Cup
 3       4    23- 8-31  Warszawa        Poland          3-2
 4   3   7    26- 8-31  Kaunas          Lithuania       4-2
 5       7    20- 9-31  Oradea          Czechoslov. Am. 4-1     Amateur Cup
 6       7     4-10-31  Budapest        Hungary Amateur 0-4     Amateur Cup
 7   3  10    29-11-31  Athinai         Greece          4-2     Balkan Cup
 8   1  11     8- 5-32  Bucuresti       Austria Amateur 4-1     Amateur Cup
 9   2  13    12- 6-32  Bucuresti       France          6-3
10      13    26- 6-32  Beograd         Bulgaria        0-2     Balkan Cup
11      13    28- 6-32  Beograd         Greece          3-0     Balkan Cup
12      13     3- 7-32  Beograd         Yugoslavia      1-3     Balkan Cup
13      13     2-10-32  Bucuresti       Poland          0-5
14      13    16-10-32  Linz            Austria Amateur 1-0     Amateur Cup
15      13     4- 6-33  Bucuresti       Bulgaria        7-0     Balkan Cup
16      13     8- 6-33  Bucuresti       Greece          1-0     Balkan Cup
17   2  15    11- 6-33  Bucuresti       Yugoslavia      5-0     Balkan Cup
18      15    24- 9-33  Bucuresti       Hungary Amateur 5-1     Amateur Cup
19      15    29-10-33  Bern            Switzerland     2-2     World Cup Qualifier
20      15    25- 5-34  Pardubice       Czechoslov. Am. 2-2     Amateur Cup
21      15    27- 5-34  Trieste         Czechoslovakia  1-2     World Cup
22   2  17    30-12-34  Athinai         Bulgaria        3-2     Balkan Cup
23      17     1- 1-35  Athinai         Yugoslavia      0-4     Balkan Cup
24      17    17- 6-35  Sofia           Yugoslavia      0-2     Balkan Cup
25      17    19- 6-35  Sofia           Bulgaria        0-4     Balkan Cup
26   1  18    24- 6-35  Sofia           Greece          2-2     Balkan Cup
27   3  21    10- 5-36  Bucuresti       Yugoslavia      3-2     King Carol Cup
28   2  23    17- 5-36  Bucuresti       Greece          5-2     Balkan Cup
29      23    24- 5-36  Bucuresti       Bulgaria        4-1     Balkan Cup
30      23     4-10-36  Bucuresti       Hungary         1-2
31   1  24    18- 4-37  Bucuresti       Czechoslovakia  1-1
32      24    10- 6-37  Bucuresti       Belgium         2-1
33      24    27- 6-37  Bucuresti       Sweden          2-2
34   1  25     4- 7-37  Lódz            Poland          4-2
35   1  26     8- 7-37  Kaunas          Lithuania       2-0
36      26    12- 7-37  Riga            Latvia          0-0
37   1  27    14- 7-37  Tallinn         Estonia         1-2
38      27     6- 9-37  Beograd         Yugoslavia      1-2
39      27     8- 5-38  Bucuresti       Yugoslavia      0-1
40      27     5- 6-38  Toulouse        Cuba            3-3     World Cup
41      27     6- 9-38  Beograd         Yugoslavia      1-1
42      27    25- 9-38  Bucuresti       Germany         1-4
43   1  28     4-12-38  Praha           Czechoslovakia  2-6
44      28     7- 5-39  Bucuresti       Yugoslavia      1-0     King Carol Cup
45   2  30    18- 5-39  Bucuresti       Latvia          4-0
46      30    24- 5-39  Bucuresti       England         0-2
47      30    11- 6-39  Bucuresti       Italy           0-1
48      30    20-10-39  Bucuresti       Hungary         1-1
for Hungary (also called Gyula Bodola)
 1   1   1     1-12-40  Genoa           Italy           1-1
 2       1     8-12-40  Zagreb          Croatia         1-1
 3       1    23- 3-41  Beograd         Yugoslavia      1-1
 4       1     6- 4-41  Köln            Germany         0-7
 5       1     6-11-41  Zürich          Switzerland     2-1
 6       1     3- 5-42  Budapest        Germany         3-5
 7       1    14- 6-42  Budapest        Croatia         1-1
 8   1   2     1-11-42  Budapest        Switzerland     3-0
 9   2   4    16- 5-43  Genčve          Switzerland     3-1
10       4     6- 6-43  Sofia           Bulgaria        4-2
11       4    12- 9-43  Stockholm       Sweden          3-2
12       4    15- 9-43  Helsinki        Finland         3-0
13       4     3-10-48  Budapest        Austria         2-1


Total Record

           Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points  Percentage
Romania       48    23   9   16  106- 86      55     57.29
Hungary       13     7   4    2   27- 23      18     69.23

Total         61    30  13   18  133-109      73     59.84

34 Goals in 61 Matches (% 0.56 per match)


Types of Goals

Friendlies         16
Balkan Cup         14
Other Tournaments   4

Total goals:       34
 


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