Career
His nickname was Duduş. Bodola played club football for Clubul Atletic Oradea,, Ferar Cluj-Napoca and MTK. In November 2008, the name of the Municipal Stadium in Oradea was named after him, becoming the Stadionul Iuliu Bodola. He was the top scorer of the Romanian First League in the 1938–1939 and 1939–1940 seasons.
He lived in Budapest from 1946 until his death.
Bodola was a very prolific scorer for Romania. They scored seven goals each for their country in that tournament alone.
After World World War II he represented Hungary.