Florea Văetuș

Florea Văetuș
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-11-23) 23 November 1956[1]
Place of birth Hunedoara, Romania[1]
Position Striker[1]
Youth career
1971–1974 Constructorul Hunedoara
1974–1975 Corvinul Hunedoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1976 Victoria Călan
1976 Mureșul Deva
1977–1981 Corvinul Hunedoara 154 (47)
1982–1983 Dinamo București 44 (12)
1983–1988 Corvinul Hunedoara 142 (27)
1990–1991 Metalurgistul Cugir
Total 340 (86)
International career
1982–1984 Romania 7 (1)
Managerial career
2008 Corvinul Hunedoara
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 January 2020

Florea Văetuș (born 23 November 1956) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker.[1][2]

Club career

Văetuș was born on 23 November 1956 in Hunedoara, Romania and began playing junior-level football at local clubs Constructorul and Corvinul.[1] He started to play football at senior level in 1975 at Divizia B club Victoria Călan, after one year moving to Mureșul Deva.[1][3] He was supposed to make his Divizia A debut by playing for Corvinul Hunedoara in a match against Sportul Studențesc București which was postponed due to the 1977 Vrancea earthquake.[3] Thus on 20 March 1977, coach Ladislau Vlad gave him his debut in a 2–2 draw against Jiul Petroșani.[1][3] Corvinul was relegated at the end of the 1978–79 season, but Văetuș stayed with the club, helping it get promoted back to the first division after one year by scoring 15 goals under coach Mircea Lucescu.[1][3] In the middle of the 1981–82 season he was transferred to Dinamo București.[1][3] In his first season, Dinamo won The Double under coach Valentin Stănescu, Văetuș playing 13 matches and scoring five goals in the league, also being used the entire match in the 3–2 victory over FC Baia Mare in the Cupa României final.[1][3][4][5] In the following season, he was coached by Nicolae Dumitru and won another title, scoring seven goals in 31 matches.[1][3][4] He also appeared in five games in the 1982–83 European Cup season as the club got past Vålerenga and Dukla Prague in the first rounds, being eliminated by Aston Villa after a 6–2 aggregate loss.[1][6] In the summer of 1983, Văetuș, Nicușor Vlad, Teofil Stredie and two other players were transferred from Dinamo to Corvinul in exchange for Mircea Rednic and Ioan Andone.[7] He played five seasons for Corvinul in his second spell, making his last Divizia A appearance on 22 June 1988 in a 2–1 loss to Rapid București, having a total of 308 games with 71 goals in the competition.[1] After he ended his playing career in 1991 at Divizia B team, Metalurgistul Cugir, Văetuș worked as a manager at teams from the Romanian lower leagues.[8]

International career

Văetuș played seven matches for Romania under coach Mircea Lucescu.[3][9] He scored one goal in his debut, a 3–1 victory against Cyprus in the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers, but was not part of the squad that went to the final tournament.[3][9][10] His following games were friendlies.[9] He made his last appearance on 11 April 1984 in a 0–0 draw against Israel, when he came as a substitute to replace Nicolae Ungureanu in the 79th minute of the game.[9][11]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Văetuș goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Florea Văetuș
# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 May 1982 Stadionul Corvinul, Hunedoara, Romania 1  Cyprus 1–0 3–1 Euro 1984 qualifiers

Honours

Corvinul Hunedoara

Dinamo București

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Florea Văetuș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Un fost tricolor a ajuns paznic la stadionul pe care a jucat!" [A former international became guard at the stadium where he played!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Campion cu Dinamo, internațional român, ajuns agent de pază la stadionul unde era idol pe vremuri: "Noaptea, când îmi fac rondul, mai pup pozele cu mine de pe hol"" [Champion with Dinamo, Romanian international, became a security guard at the stadium where he was an idol in the old days: "At night, when I do my rounds, I still kiss the pictures of me in the hallway"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Aston Villa – Dinamo 4-2 (Cupa Campionilor, 3 noiembrie 1982 – turul 2)" [Aston Villa – Dinamo 4-2 (Champions Cup, November 3, 1982 – round 2)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
    "Florea Văetuș. Champions League Qual. 1982/1983". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
    "Florea Văetuș. Champions League. 1982/1983". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Cum au fost create marile echipe ale anilor '80?. Episodul 3: Dinamo - Show cu doar 14 "câini". Dar de rasă" [How were the great teams of the '80s created? Episode 3: Dinamo - Show with only 14 "dogs". But dogs of race] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Văetuș confirmat" [Văetuș confirmed] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
    "Florea Văetuș: "Fotbalul românesc este în cădere liberă" (I)" [Florea Văetuș: "Romanian football is going in a down fall" (I)] (in Romanian). Servuspress.ro. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
    "Florea Văetuș: "Fotbalul românesc este în cădere liberă" (II)" [Florea Văetuș: "Romanian football is going in a down fall" (II)] (in Romanian). Servuspress.ro. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Florea Văetuș". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Romania - Cyprus 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Romania - Israel 0:0". European Football. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ Florea Văetuș at National-Football-Teams.com
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