Michel Platini - Goals in International Matches (original) (raw)

The outstanding French player, who scored 41 international goals in 72 matches for his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players withTwo Score Goals for his national team. He played for two National Teams, as he appeared for Kuwait for 21 minutes in a friendly against the Soviet Union. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

Caps Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition

France

1 1 1 27. 3.76 Paris Czechoslovakia 2-2 2 1 22. 5.76 Budapest Hungary 0-1 3 1 2 1. 9.76 København Denmark 1-1 4 1 3 9.10.76 Sofia Bulgaria 2-2 World Cup Qualifier 5 1 4 17.11.76 Paris Ireland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 6 4 23. 2.77 Paris West Germany 1-0 7 4 30. 3.77 Dublin Ireland 0-1 World Cup Qualifier 8 1 5 23. 4.77 Genève Switzerland 4-0 9 5 26. 6.77 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-0 10 5 30. 6.77 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 2-2 11 5 8.10.77 Paris Soviet Union 0-0 12 1 6 16.11.77 Paris Bulgaria 3-1 World Cup Qualifier 13 1 7 8. 2.78 Napoli Italy 2-2 14 1 8 1. 4.78 Paris Brazil 1-0 15 1 9 19. 5.78 Lille Tunisia 2-0 16 9 2. 6.78 Mar del Plata Italy 1-2 World Cup 17 1 10 6. 6.78 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-2 World Cup 18 10 10. 6.78 Mar del Plata Hungary 3-1 World Cup 19 10 4.04.79 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-2 European Champ. Qualifier 20 10 2. 5.79 New York United States 6-0 21 1 11 5. 9.79 Stockholm Sweden 3-1 European Champ. Qualifier 22 1 12 10.10.79 Paris United States 3-0 23 2 14 27. 2.80 Paris Greece 5-1 24 14 26. 3.80 Paris Netherlands 0-0 25 14 23. 5.80 Moskva Soviet Union 0-1 26 2 16 11.10.80 Limassol Cyprus 7-0 World Cup Qualifier 27 1 17 28.10.80 Paris Ireland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 28 17 19.11.80 Hannover West Germany 1-4 29 17 18. 2.81 Madrid Spain 0-1 30 17 9.09.81 Brussel Belgium 0-2 World Cup Qualifier 31 1 18 14.10.81 Dublin Ireland 2-3 World Cup Qualifier 32 1 19 18.11.81 Paris Netherlands 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 33 1 20 23. 2.82 Paris Italy 2-0 34 20 28. 4.82 Paris Peru 0-1 35 20 2. 6.82 Toulouse Wales 0-1 36 20 16. 6.82 Bilbao England 1-3 World Cup 37 1 21 21. 6.82 Valladolid Kuwait 4-1 World Cup 38 21 24. 6.82 Valladolid Czechoslovakia 1-1 World Cup 39 21 4. 7.82 Madrid N. Ireland 4-1 World Cup 40 1 22 8. 7.82 Sevilla West Germany 3-3 (1) World Cup 41 22 6.10.82 Paris Hungary 1-0 42 1 23 10.11.82 Rotterdam Netherlands 2-1 43 23 16. 2.83 Guimaraes Portugal 3-0 44 23 23. 3.83 Paris Soviet Union 1-1 45 1 24 7. 9.83 København Denmark 1-3 46 24 5.10.83 Paris Spain 1-1 47 2 26 29. 2.84 Paris England 2-0 48 26 1. 6.84 Marseille Scotland 2-0 49 1 27 12. 6.84 Paris Denmark 1-0 European Championship 50 3 30 16. 6.84 Nantes Belgium 5-0 European Championship 51 3 33 19. 6.84 Saint-Etienne Yugoslavia 3-2 European Championship 52 1 34 23. 6.84 Marseille Portugal 3-2 European Championship 53 1 35 27. 6.84 Paris Spain 2-0 European Championship 54 1 36 13.10.84 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4-0 World Cup Qualifier 55 1 37 21.11.84 Paris Bulgaria 1-0 World Cup Qualifier 56 37 8.12.84 Paris East Germany 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 57 37 3. 4.85 Sarajevo Yugoslavia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier 58 37 2. 5.85 Sofia Bulgaria 0-2 World Cup Qualifier 59 37 21. 8.85 Paris Uruguay 2-0 Artemio Franchi Trophy 60 37 11. 9.85 Leipzig East Germany 0-2 World Cup Qualifier 61 37 30.10.85 Paris Luxembourg 6-0 World Cup Qualifier 62 2 39 16.11.85 Paris Yugoslavia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier 63 39 26. 2.86 Paris N. Ireland 0-0 64 39 1. 6.86 León Canada 1-0 World Cup 65 39 5. 6.86 León Soviet Union 1-1 World Cup 66 39 9. 6.86 León Hungary 3-0 World Cup 67 1 40 17. 6.86 Cd. de México Italy 2-0 World Cup 68 1 41 21. 6.86 Guadalajara Brazil 1-1 (2) World Cup 69 41 25. 6.86 Guadalajara West Germany 0-2 World Cup 70 41 11.10.86 Paris Soviet Union 0-2 European Champ. Qualifier 71 41 19.11.86 Leipzig East Germany 0-0 European Champ. Qualifier 72 41 29. 4.87 Paris Iceland 2-0 European Champ. Qualifier

(1) France lost 4-5 on penalties (2) France won 4-3 on penalties

Total Record

Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage 72 37 17 18 127- 63 91 63.19 [for France]

41 Goals in 72 Matches (0.57 per match)

Types of Goals

Friendlies 14 European Champ. Qual. 1 European Championship 9 World Cup Qualifiers 12 World Cup 5

Total 41

Kuwait

1 - 27.11.88 Kuwait Soviet Union 0-2

Total Record

Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0 0.00 [for Kuwait] 73 37 17 19 127- 65 91 62.33 [overall]

NB: in the above match, Platini played for 21 minutes for Kuwait, on invitation by the Emir of Kuwait.

About this document

Information on Kuwait match thanks to Eduard Nisenboim

Prepared and maintained by _José Luis Pierrend_for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: José Luis Pierrend (josepie@hotmail.com). Last updated: 21 Apr 2011