This page is a list of the hat-tricks scored for the Romania national football team . [1] Since Romania's first international association football match in 1922, there have been 24 occasions when a Romanian player has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first hat-trick was scored by Gheorghe Ciolac against Bulgaria on 21 April 1929. The record for the most goals scored in an international game by a Romanian player is five, which has been achieved on just one occasion: by Rudolf Wetzer against Greece in 1930, at the 1929-31 Balkan Cup.
Iuliu Bodola holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a Romanian player with three, the first two coming in 1931 in a Friendly against Lithuania and in a Balkan Cup match against Greece, and his third came at the 1936 Friendship Cup in a 3–2 win over Yugoslavia. He is closely followed by the likes of Gheorghe Ciolac, Florin Răducioiu and Gheorghe Popescu.
Nándor Hidegkuti was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a key member of the Hungary national team team known as the Golden Team. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis and József Bozsik. In 1953, playing as a deep lying centre-forward, a position which has retroactively been compared to the modern false 9 role, he scored a hat-trick for Hungary when they beat England 6–3 at Wembley Stadium. Playing from deep, Hidegkuti was able to distribute the ball to the other attackers and cause considerable confusion to defences. This was an innovation at the time and revolutionised the way the game was played.
The Balkan Cup was an international association football competition contested on and off from 1929 to 1980 by countries from the Balkans region. The most successful team was Romania with four titles.
The European International Cup of Nations was an international football competition held by certain national teams from Central Europe & South Europe between 1927 and 1960. There were competitions for professional and amateur teams. Participating nations were: Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia. Poland and Romania only competed in the amateur competition.
Gheorghe Ciolac was a Romanian association football striker. He was a member of the Romania national football team which competed at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, but did not play any match.
The 1929–31 Balkan Cup was the competition's first edition. Four teams participated: Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria. Romania won the trophy ahead of second placed Yugoslavia. Greece came third and Bulgaria was last. The best goalscorers were Bodola and Wetzer, both from Romania and with 7 goals each. Albania had registered for the tournament, but retired before the beginning and did not participate.
The 1932 Balkan Cup was the third Balkan Cup football tournament. The national teams of Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania took part and it was won by Bulgaria. The top goalscorer was Živković, with Yugoslavia.
The 1933 Balkan Cup was the fourth Balkan Cup football tournament. The national teams of Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania took part and it was won by Romania, the host of the tournament. Remarkably, Romania didn't concede a single goal throughout the whole tournament. The top goalscorers were Gheorghe Ciolac and Ștefan Dobay with 4 goals each.
The 1936 Balkan Cup was the seventh Balkan Cup football tournament. The national teams of Greece, Bulgaria and Romania took part and it was won by Romania, also host of the tournament. The top goalscorer was Sándor Schwartz from Romania with 4 goals.
Iuliu Bodola was a Romanian-Hungarian footballer who played as a striker. He represented both the Romania and Hungary national team at internationally level. His nickname was Duduş/Dudus. He is Romania's third all-time top goalscorer, and he is also the all-time top goal scorer of the Balkan Cup.
The Romania national football team represents Romania in international association football and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Between their first official match in 1922 and 1939, when competitive football stopped for the Second World War, Romania played in 82 matches, resulting in 36 victories, 14 draws and 32 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the Balkan Cup six times between 1931 and 1936 with Romania taking home three titles in 1929–31, 1933 and 1936. Romania also qualified through to three FIFA World Cup's during the 1930s where they got eliminated in the first round in all three attempts with the national team finishing second in their group at the 1930 edition before being eliminated by Czechoslovakia (1934) and Cuba (1938) respectively in the following cups.
Group 1
28.09.1989 Reykjavík Iceland 0-2 Sweden 11.10.1989 BorlÄnge Sweden 5-3 Iceland 1. SWEDEN 2 2 0 0 7- 3 4 2. Iceland 2 0 0 2 3- 7 0
Group 2 26.09.1989 Lappeenranta Finland 1-3 Denmark 24.10.1989 Silkeborg Denmark 1-1 Finland 1. DENMARK 2 1 1 0 4- 2 3 2. Finland 2 0 1 1 2- 4 1
Group 3 21.11.1989 Rhyl Wales 2-3 Northern Ireland 06.03.1990 Belfast North. Ireland 1-1 Wales
1. NORTHERN IRELAND 2 1 1 0 4- 3 3 2. Wales 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1
Group 4 13.12.1989 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1-5 West Germany 04.04.1990 Saarbrücken West Germany 3-0 Luxembourg 1. WEST GERMANY 2 2 0 0 8- 1 4 2. Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 1- 8 0
Group 5 02.12.1989 Schaan Liechtenstein 0-3 Spain 28.02.1990 Alcala Spain 7-0 Liechtenstein [Alcálá de Henares] 1. SPAIN 2 2 0 0 10- 0 4 2. Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2 0-10 0
Group 6 25.10.1989 Slany Czechoslovakia 9-0 Malta 04.04.1990 Ta' Qali Malta 0-5 Czechoslovakia 1. CZECHOSLOVAKIA 2 2 0 0 14- 0 4 2. Malta 2 0 0 2 0-14 0
Group 7 08.11.1989 Istanbul Turkey 0-1 Austria 04.04.1990 Hartberg Austria 1-2 Turkey
1. TURKEY 2 1 0 1 2- 2 2 [away goal] 2. Austria 2 1 0 1 2- 2 2
Group 8 07.03.1990 Aradippou Cyprus 2-1 Greece 04.04.1990 Larnia Greece 1-2 Cyprus
1. CYPRUS 2 2 0 0 4- 2 4 2. Greece 2 0 0 2 2- 4 0
Group 9 08.11.1989 Ilawa Poland 1-2 Netherlands 22.11.1989 Middelburg Netherlands 0-4 Poland 06.12.1989 Ostia Italy 1-1 Poland 28.02.1990 Katwijk Netherlands 1-0 Italy 14.03.1990 Warszawa Poland 1-0 Italy 04.04.1990 Molfetta Italy 6-1 Netherlands
1. POLAND 4 2 1 1 7- 3 5 2. Netherlands 4 2 0 2 4-11 4 3. Italy 4 1 1 2 7- 4 3
Group 10 22.10.1989 Kiustendil Bulgaria 0-3 Hungary 04.04.1990 Budapest Hungary 3-0 Bulgaria 1. HUNGARY 2 2 0 0 6- 0 4 2. Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 0- 6 0
Group 11 06.12.1989 Annemasse France 2-0 Switzerland 28.03.1990 Sion Switzerland 1-0 France
The European Qualifiers for men's football competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics to be held in Seoul. The tournament took place from 10 September 1986 to 31 May 1988 including a preliminary round. At the end, five countries qualified including West Germany, Italy, Sweden, Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia.
This page details Northern Ireland national football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, and Northern Ireland's match record by opponent and decade.
This is a list of the Yugoslavia national football team games between 1920 and 1941. Between their first match in 1920 and 1941, when competitive football stopped for the Second World War, Yugoslavia played in 109 matches, resulting in 40 victories, 17 draws and 52 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the Balkan Cup six times between 1931 and 1935 with Yugoslavia winning two titles in 1934–35 and 1935, as well as three Olympic Football Tournaments in 1920, 1924 and 1928, with Yugoslavia never going further than the first round. Yugoslavia also qualified through to one FIFA World Cup, the 1930 edition, where they got eliminated in the semi-finals by the hosts and eventual champions Uruguay. Furthermore, they also played in 11 Friendship Cups against Romania, winning 6 and losing 5.
