Iuliu Hajnal

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Iuliu Hajnal
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-08-30) 30 August 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Suplacu de Barcău, Romania[1]
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1983 ASA Târgu Mureș[a] 381 (77)
International career
1973 Romania U21[4] 1 (0)
1971–1975 Romania U23[4] 11 (0)
1975 Romania B[4] 1 (0)
1975–1976 Romania Olympic[4] 4 (1)
1972–1978 Romania 12 (3)
Managerial career
2017–2019 FC Pănet[1]
2019 MSE Târgu Mureș[5]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iuliu Hajnal (born 30 August 1951) is a Romanian former international footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2][5][6][7]

International career[edit]

He earned 12 international caps for Romania scoring 3 goals, making his debut under coach Angelo Niculescu when he came as a substitute and replaced Flavius Domide in the 75th minute of a friendly which ended 3–3 against Italy in which he scored the final goal of the game.[8][9][10] His following two goals were in two friendlies, a 4–1 victory against Japan and a 2–2 against the Soviet Union.[8][11][12] Hajnal also played two games at the 1973–76 Balkan Cup, one at the 1977–80 Balkan Cup and in a 1–1 against Scotland at the Euro 1976 qualifiers.[8][13] His last game for the national team was a friendly against Argentina which ended with a 2–0 loss.[8][14]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.[8]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 June 1972 23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania  Italy 3–3 3–3 Friendly
2. 23 July 1974 Stadionul 1 Mai, Constanța, Romania  Japan 4–1 4–1 Friendly
3. 29 November 1975 23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania  Soviet Union 2–2 2–2 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

ASA Târgu Mureş

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The statistics for the 1970–71 Divizia B season are unavailable.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c ""Pe vremea noastră se juca fotbal cu sufletul, din respect față de miile de spectatori care veneau la meci"" [In our time, football was played with the soul, out of respect for the thousands of spectators who came to the match] (in Romanian). Cuvantul-liber.ro. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "La mulți ani, Iuliu Hajnal, cel mai talentat atacant din istoria fotbalului mureșean!" [Happy birthday, Iuliu Hajnal, the most talented striker in the history of Mureș football!] (in Romanian). Ardealnews.ro. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Top 300". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Iuliu Hajnal profile". 11v11. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b ""Fotbalul de azi e hulit, altădată era iubit!" Un interviu cu Iuliu Hajnal, cel mai talentat jucător din istoria fotbalului mureșean" ["Today's football is blasphemous, it used to be loved!" An interview with Iuliu Hajnal, the most talented player in the history of Mureș football] (in Romanian). Sportulbistritean.ro. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Cu tatăl condamnat pe viață, Iuliu Hajnal a scris istorie în Liga 1! Acum are 2.300 lei pensie și îi bate obrazul lui Boloni: "Loți, puteam să punem și noi doi chiloți și-un ciorap ca să câștigăm un ban cinstit!"" [With his father sentenced to life, Iuliu Hajnal wrote history in League 1! Now he has a pension of 2,300 lei and slaps Boloni's cheek: "Loti, we could also wear panties and a sock to earn an honest penny!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ Iuliu Hajnal at WorldFootball.net
  8. ^ a b c d e "Iuliu Hajnal". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Romania - Italy 3:3". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  10. ^ "11 fotbalişti români au debutat la "naţională" contra Italiei. Vezi cine sînt!" [11 Romanian footballers made their national debut against Italy. See who they are!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Romania - Japan 4:1". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Romania - Soviet Union 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Scotland - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Argentina - Romania 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  15. ^ a b Iuliu Hajnal at National-Football-Teams.com