Imre Boda
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Imre Boda is a retired Hungarian international
Hungary national football team
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 footballer, who played as a forward.

Club career

Boda began playing youth football with MTK Budapest FC. He would join the senior team in 1980, and make 190 league appearances for the club. A short spell with Vasas SC
Vasas SC
Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911...

 followed.

Boda moved to Greece in July 1988, initially joining Greek first division side Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C.
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C.
Olympiakos Volou Football Club , is a Greek football club based in the city of Volos. It is currently inactive and does not compete in any professional league, due to the 2011 match fixing scandal that caused the teams complete elimination.-History:...

 for two seasons. He would lead the Greek league in goal-scoring, notching 20 goals during the 1988–89 season. Olympiakos Volos were relegated after the 1989–90 season, and Boda moved to OFI Crete
OFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...

 for two seasons. However, he left the club in December 1991, and would return to Olympiakos Volos, now playing in the Greek second division
Beta Ethniki
Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...

.

After five seasons in Greek football, Boda returned to Hungary and joined BVSC Budapest
BVSC Budapest
The Budapesti VSC , or just short BVSC, was a Hungarian sports club from the capital Budapest. The club was founded in 1911 and dissolved in 2001. Of importance were amongst others the table tennis, wrestling and football departments...

 for one season, playing his last match in October 1993.

International career

Boda made eight appearances for the Hungary national football team
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....

, including two 1990 FIFA World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

 qualifying matches.

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