Gyula Bádonyi

Gyula Bádonyi (Szerencs, 17 September 1882 – Budapest, 6 June 1944) was a footballer, first goalkeeper of the Hungarian national team.

Gyula Bádonyi

Personal information
Date of birth	17 September 1882
Place of birth	Szerencs, Zemplén County, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	6 June 1944 (aged 61)
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Position(s)	goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1898–1899	Budapesti TC
1899–1901	Budapesti Postás SE
1901–1906	Budapesti TC
National team
1902	Hungary	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

At clubs

A thin, high and fast player, Bádonyi used his hands as well. At his time there was a slogen: “Only drunk men lie on the grass!” H was a striker as well, he played well with his head. He started at BTC in 1898. He was among the founders of Budapesti Postás SE. He played here from 1899 to 1901, when he returned to his original club, which won the Hungarian Cup. He left the ground in 1906, maturated in commerce and worked for Magyar Posta.

At the national team

On 12 October 1902, he played goalkeeper in the first ever match for the Hungary national team against Austria. He never returned to the national team.

External links

• 1902: első meccsén ötöt kapott a magyar válogatott
• Domonkos már vetődni is mert

Források

• Révai új lexikona I. (A–Baj). Főszerk. Kollega Tarsoly István. Szekszárd: Babits. 1996. 844. o. ISBN 963-901-595-4
• Új magyar életrajzi lexikon I. (A–Cs). Főszerk. Markó László. Budapest: Magyar Könyvklub. 2001. 251. o. ISBN 963-547-415-6
• Antal Zoltán – Hoffer József: Alberttől Zsákig, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1968