Gyula Bádonyi

Gyula Bádonyi was a footballer, first goalkeeper of the Hungary national team.

Career

At clubs

A thin, high and fast player, Bádonyi used his hands as well. At his time there was a slogan: "Only drunk men lie on the grass!" He was a striker as well, and 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.

Források

Révai új lexikona I.. Főszerk. Kollega Tarsoly István. Szekszárd: Babits. 1996. 844. o.
Új magyar életrajzi lexikon I.. Főszerk. Markó László. Budapest: Magyar Könyvklub. 2001. 251. o.
Antal Zoltán – Hoffer József: Alberttől Zsákig, Budapest, Sportkiadó, 1968