QUICK 50 INTERNATIONAL GOALS

Following England's 6-0 win last night, this day's fascinating knowledge turns to goal scoring but for the individual achievement, once I had heard that good old Cristian Ronaldo (UEFA) had notched his 700th career goal. Some achievement in this era of serious defending; mind you who has he played against?? OH yes the best in the world....fair enough.

Ronaldo has 95 international goals in 162 caps; that makes 605 goals for his "various" clubs = 700 overall. Money well spent, once that penalty went in against the Ukraine.
He now has to aim for Romario (Brazil) (CONMEBOL) with 772 and Igor Bican (Czech-Austria) with 805.
The Bomber, West German, Gerd Muller, has 735 and 45th in the table is Wayne Rooney with 53 in 120 caps.
Josef Bican (Czech Republic) scored 530 goals in 805 apps between 1931-55. Ranked number 1 with a ratio of 1.52!

More 50 goal internationals include:
Poul Nielsen of Denmark (below) became the first international 50 goal scorer in June 1925, with his 36th cap v Sweden in the Nordic Cup. His tally ended up 52 in 38 apps.

Ferenc Puskas, the Galloping Major, from Hungary (EUROPE) scored his 50th goal in July 1952  against Turkey in the Olympics semi-final and finished with a career total of 84 international goals and 746 in total.

Ali Daei of Iran (AFC) (below- hard to knojck off the ball??) scored his 85th goal in 2003 v Lebanon and finished with 109 in 149 matches (so far the only centurian)
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Another Hungarian Sandor Kocsis (EUROPE) scored his 50th in September 1954 v Romania and ended with 75 goals in 65.
PELE was the first outside Europe (CONMEBOL) and the first from South America with his 50th in November 1965 against the Soviet Union and finished with 70 in 92.
In Africa, Kinnah Phiri of Malawi (CAF) scored his 50th v Sierra Leone in July 1978 and Godfrey Chitalu of Zambia 79/111 between 1968-80.
In North America, Stern John of Trinidad and Tobago (CONCACAF) scored his 50th against the Dominican Republic in June 2004. He ended with 70 in 115.
Kunishige Kamatota scored 80 in 84 for Japan (AFC) between 1964-77.

Scot, James McGrory who played for Celtic and Clydebank, scored 550 goals between 1922-37.

There are others......Eusebio, Deak, Seeler, Ibrahimovic.....