Constantin Ștefan (footballer, born 1939)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1939[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 12 September 2012 (aged 73)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1957 | Voința București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1959 | CPCS București | ||
| 1959–1961 | Dinamo Obor București[a] | 8 | (3) |
| 1961–1971 | Dinamo București | 189 | (0) |
| Total | 197 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Dinamo Obor București (youth coach) | ||
| 1972–1973 | Dinamo București (youth coach) | ||
| 1973–1974 | Dinamo Slatina | ||
| 1974–1975 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| 1975–1976 | Dacia Orăștie | ||
| 1976–1977 | Dinamo Slatina | ||
| 1977–1979 | Muscelul Câmpulung | ||
| 1979–1981 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||
| 1981–1982 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 1982–1983 | Progresul Vulcan București | ||
| 1983–1984 | ROVA Roșiori | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2020 | |||
Constantin Ștefan (3 June 1939 – 12 September 2012) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left back.[1][2][3]
Playing career
Ștefan was born on 3 June 1939 in Bucharest, Romania.[1][2] He began playing junior-level football in 1953 at Voința București, starting his senior career in 1957 by playing two years for CPCS București in Divizia B and Divizia C.[1][2] Afterwards, he joined second league team Dinamo Obor București for two and a half seasons.[1][2] There, he played the entire match under coach Constantin Teașcă in the 1960 Cupa României final which was lost with 2–0 to Progresul București.[1][4][5]
He made his Divizia A debut on 11 November 1961, playing for Dinamo București in a 4–1 away victory against Progresul, making a total of 16 appearances during his first season, as the club won the title, working with three coaches, Traian Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă and Nicolae Dumitru.[1][2][6] In the following three seasons Ștefan helped the club win three more titles.[1][2][6] In the first two he was coached by Dumitru and Ionescu who used him in 25 games in the first and in 19 matches in the second.[1][2][6] In the last one he played 22 matches under the guidance of Angelo Niculescu.[1][2][6] During his period spent with The Red Dogs, Ștefan also won two Cupa României.[1] He played the full 90 minutes under Ionescu in the 5–3 victory over rivals Steaua București in the 1964 final, then in the one in 1968 he again played the entire match which was a 3–1 win against Rapid București, being coached by Bazil Marian.[1][7] Ștefan represented Dinamo in 11 games in European competitions, including a historical 2–1 win over Inter Milan in the 1965–66 European Cup who were the winners of the last two editions of the competition.[1][2][8] He won another title in the last season of his career in which Dumitru and Ionescu gave him eight appearances.[1][2][6] Ștefan made his last Divizia A appearance on 20 June 1971 in Dinamo's 2–2 draw against Universitatea Cluj, having a total of 189 matches in the competition.[1][2]
Death
Ștefan died on 12 September 2012 at the age of 73 in his native Bucharest.[2]
Honours
Dinamo Obor București
- Cupa României runner-up: 1959–60[4]
Dinamo București
Notes
- ^ The statistics for the 1959–60 and 1960–61 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Constantin Ștefan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Fostul fotbalist dinamovist Constantin Ștefan a decedat!" [Dinamo's former footballer Constantin Stefan has died!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Constantin Ștefan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1959–1960". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Finala Cupei României 1960: Progresul București – Dinamo Obor 2-0 (rezumat VIDEO)" [Romanian Cup Final 1960: Progresul Bucharest – Dinamo Obor 2-0 (VIDEO summary)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1963–1964". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
"Romanian Cup – Season 1968–1969". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
"Asta e prima finala Steaua - Dinamo din istorie! Omul care i-a inventat pe Lucescu si Dinu a umilit-o pe Steaua in fata a 70.000 de fani!" [This is the first Steaua - Dinamo final in history! The man who invented Lucescu and Dinu humiliated Steaua in front of 70,000 fans!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
"Povestea unei fabuloase finale de Cupă" [The story of a fabulous cup final] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024. - ^ "1 decembrie 1965, Ziua națională a "câinilor": cea în care au învins dubla campioană a Europei și a lumii" [December 1, 1965, the national day of the "dogs": the one in which they defeated the double champion of Europe and the world] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2024.