Ioan Kiss
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1901[1] | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 2006 (aged 105)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1926 | Olimpia Arad | ||
| 1926–1927 | Colțea Brașov | ||
| 1927–1931 | Jiul Lupeni | ||
| 1931–1933 | Olimpia Arad | ||
| International career | |||
| 1926–1928 | Romania | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ioan Kiss (8 April 1901 – 19 November 2006) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2][3][4] He lived to 105 years of age, and in a list of centenarian sportspeople, he is the oldest worldwide to have been a international-level footballer (as of October 2025 – the list is not necessarily definitive).
International career
Ioan Kiss played four friendly matches for Romania, making his debut on 25 April 1926 under coach Teofil Morariu in a 6–1 victory against Bulgaria.[1][5][6]
- Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:[1]
| International appearances | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 25 April 1926 | Bucharest, Romania |  Bulgaria | 6–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 19 June 1927 | Bucharest, Romania |  Poland | 3–3 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 15 April 1928 | Arad, Romania |  Turkey | 4–2 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 6 May 1928 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1–3 | King Alexander's Cup 1928 | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ioan Kiss". European Football. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ioan Kiss". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ↑ "De pe stadionul care-și trăiește ultimele clipe au plecat niște titani ai unor vremuri apuse! În amintirea Olimpiei Micălaca – partea a II-a" [Some titans of bygone times have left the stadium that is living its last moments! In memory of Olimpia Micălaca - part II] (in Romanian). Glsa.ro. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ↑ "Fotbal. Statistică. Jiul Petrosani si Minerul Lupeni în topul jucătorilor pentru "Natională"" [Football. Statistics. Jiul Petrosani and Minerul Lupeni in the top of the players for the "National team"] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Romania 6-1 Bulgaria". European Football. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "Ioan Kiss". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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