Lefter Küçükandonyadis - International Appearances


The outstanding Turkish player scored 21 goals in 46 international matches with his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 25-12-1925
Country: Turkey  
Caps:	46	(W17-D9-L20 – GF72-GA72 – %46.74)
Goals:	21	(% 0.46 per match)
Age First Cap:	 22 yr 119 d   23- 4-1948 vs. Greece 1-3
Age Last Cap:    37 yr 288 d    9-10-1963 vs. Romania 0-0
National Team Career: 15 yr 169 d

Cap  Goals     Date	Venue		Opponent       Score	Competition

 1   1   1   23- 4-48	Athinai 	Greece  	1-3
 2       1   30- 5-48	Istanbul	Austria 	0-1
 3   1   2    2- 8-48	London  	China   	4-0	Olympic Games
 4       2    5- 8-48	London  	Yugoslavia	1-3	Olympic Games
 5       2   20- 3-49	Wien    	Austria 	0-1
 6       2   20- 5-49	Athinai 	Italy B		2-3	Mediterranean Cup
 7   1   3   20-11-49	Ankara  	Syria   	7-0	World Cup Qualifier
 8   2   5   28- 5-50	Istanbul	Iran    	6-1
 9   1   6    3-12-50	Istanbul	Israel  	3-2
10   1   7   10- 6-51	Stockholm	Sweden  	1-3
11       7   17- 6-51	West-Berlin	West Germany	2-1
12       7   11-12-53	Istanbul	Italy B		0-1	Mediterranean Cup
13       7    6- 1-54	Madrid		Spain   	1-4	World Cup Qualifier
14       7   14- 3-54	Istanbul	Spain   	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
15       7   14- 3-54	Roma    	Spain   	2-2	World Cup Qualifier
16       7   17- 6-54	Bern		West Germany	1-4	World Cup
17   1   8   20- 6-54	Gèneve		South Korea	7-0	World Cup
18   1   9   23- 6-54	Zürich  	West Germany	2-7	World Cup
19       9   17-10-54	Sarajevo	Yugoslavia	1-5
20       9    3- 4-55	Istanbul	France B	0-0	Mediterranean Cup
21   1  10   26- 6-55	Trieste		Italy B		1-1	Mediterranean Cup
22   1  11   18-12-55	Istanbul	Portugal	3-1
23      11   25-12-55	Paris^		France B	1-3	Mediterranean Cup
24   2  13   19- 2-56	Istanbul	Hungary 	3-1
25      13   25- 3-56	Lisboa  	Portugal	1-3
26      13    1- 5-56	Istanbul	Brazil  	0-1
27      13   16-11-56	Istanbul	Poland  	1-1
28   3  16    5- 4-57	Cairo		Egypt		4-0	Mediterranean Cup
29      16   19- 5-57	Warszawa	Poland  	1-0
30      16    6-11-57	Madrid		Spain   	0-3
31      16    8-12-57	Ankara  	Belgium 	1-1
32      16    4- 5-58	Amsterdam	Netherlands	2-1
33      16   26-10-58	Bruxelles	Belgium 	1-1
34      16    2-11-58	Bucuresti	Romania 	0-3	European Ch. Qual.
35      16    7-12-58	Ankara  	Bulgaria	0-0
36      16   18-12-58	Istanbul	Czechoslovakia	1-0
37   2  18   26- 4-59	Istanbul	Romania 	2-0	European Ch. Qual.
38      18   30- 5-59	Istanbul	Netherlands	0-0
39   2  20    8- 6-60	Ankara  	Scotland	4-2
40      20   27-11-60	Sofia   	Bulgaria	1-2
41      20    1- 6-61	Oslo    	Norway  	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
42      20   18- 6-61	Moskva  	Soviet Union	0-1	World Cup Qualifier
43      20    8-10-61	Bucuresti	Romania 	0-4
44      20   12-11-61	Istanbul	Soviet Union	1-2	World Cup Qualifier
45   1  21   16- 5-62	Istanbul	Israel  	1-0
46      21    9-10-63	Ankara  	Romania 	0-0


Total Record 

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
    46    17    9   20    72 -  72       43     46.74

Types of Matches and Goals

                    Matches  Goals
Friendlies             26     11
World Cup Qualifiers    7      1
World Cup               3      2 
Mediterranean Cup       6      4
European Ch. Qual.      2      2
Olympic Games           2      1

Total                  46     21


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