Constantin Ștefan (footballer, born 1951)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantin Traian Ștefan[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1951[3] | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov, Romania[3] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper[3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1969 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1974 | Universitatea Cluj | 85 | (0) |
| 1974–1980 | Dinamo București | 101 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Rapid București | ||
| 1982–1984 | Dinamo Victoria București | ||
| Total | 186 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2020 | |||
Constantin Traian Ștefan (born 8 January 1951) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][3][4]
Club career
Ștefan was born on 3 January 1951 in Brașov, Romania.[3][5] At age 14, he began playing junior-level football at Universitatea Cluj, winning the national junior title in 1969.[3][5] He made his Divizia A debut on 23 September 1968 when coach Constantin Teașcă sent him in the 88th minute to replace Cristian Ringheanu in Universitatea's 3–0 win over Argeș Pitești.[3][5][6] The highlight of his six-season spell with "U" Cluj was a third place in the 1971–72 season.[3][5] Subsequently, he appeared in both legs of the 6–5 aggregate loss to Levski Sofia in the first round of the 1972–73 UEFA Cup.[3][5][7]
In 1974, Ștefan joined Dinamo București where in his first season he won the title under coach Nicolae Dumitru, making only two appearances as the team's first choice goalkeeper was Mircea Constantinescu.[3][8] He won another title in the 1976–77 season, this time making 31 appearances under coach Ion Nunweiller.[3][8] During his six seasons spent with The Red Dogs, he played seven games in European competitions, including a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory against Real Madrid in the 1975–76 European Cup.[3][9] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 26 April 1980 in Dinamo's 2–0 away loss to Dunărea Galați, having a total of 186 matches in the competition.[3] Ștefan ended his career by playing three seasons in Divizia B, one at Rapid București and the last two for Dinamo Victoria București.[3][5]
International career
Ștefan played one friendly game for Romania under coach Ștefan Kovács which ended with a 1–0 loss to East Germany at Stadion der Weltjugend in Berlin.[10]
Personal life
After ending his football career, Ștefan worked as a mathematics teacher.[5]
Honours
Dinamo București
References
- ^ a b Constantin Ștefan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Constantin Ștefan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Constantin Ștefan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Fostul portar dinamovist Constantin Stefan premiat in meciul de fotbal dintre Dinamo Bucuresti si Farul Constanta" [Former Dynamo goalkeeper Constantin Stefan awarded in the football match between Dinamo Bucharest and Farul Constanta] (in Romanian). Imago-images.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Constantin Ștefan profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1968–69 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ "Constantin Ștefan. UEFA Cup 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Dinamo Bucureşti vs. Real Madrid". WorldFootball. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Constantin Ștefan". European Football. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
"East Germany – Romania 1:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 January 2020.