Gabriel Sandu (footballer)

For the politician, see Gabriel Sandu.

Gabriel Sandu
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-11-07)7 November 1952[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[1]
Date of death 1 October 1998(1998-10-01) (aged 45)
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Centre back[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1970 Metalul București
1971–1980 Dinamo București 192 (4)
1980–1981 Progresul București 19 (0)
Total 211 (4)
International career
1973 Romania U21 1 (1)
1973–1974 Romania U23 8 (0)
1974–1976 Romania[a] 22 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Sandu (7 November 1952 – 1 October 1998) was a Romanian football defender.[3][4]

Club career

Sandu was born on 7 November 1952 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing football in 1969 at local club Metalul.[1][5] Afterwards, he joined Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut on 2 May 1971 in a 1–0 victory against Argeș Pitești.[1][5] He won the title in his first season spent at the club, coaches Nicolae Dumitru and Traian Ionescu giving him nine appearances.[1][5][6] The team also reached the 1971 Cupa României final where he played in the first half of the 3–2 loss to rivals Steaua București, being replaced for the second with Mircea Stoenescu.[7] Sandu won three more titles with The Red Dogs.[1][5][6] In the first, he worked with coach Ion Nunweiller who used him in 28 games, then in the second he played 25 matches and scored two goals under Dumitru.[1][6] In the third, he worked again with Nunweiller, making 29 appearances in which he scored once in a 4–2 victory against Steaua.[1][6][8] During his time at Dinamo, Sandu also played 14 games in European competitions, including a 1–0 home victory against Real Madrid in the 1975–76 European Cup.[1][5][9]

After spending nine seasons at Dinamo, Sandu went to play for Progresul București.[1][5] There, he ended his career, making his last Divizia A appearance on 30 October 1981 in a 1–0 victory against Politehnica Timișoara, having a total of 211 appearances with four goals in the competition.[1][5]

International career

Sandu played 17 matches for Romania, making his debut on 5 June 1974 under coach Valentin Stănescu in a 0–0 friendly draw against Netherlands.[2][10] He played five matches in the Euro 1976 qualifiers and made two appearances during the 1973–76 Balkan Cup.[2] Sandu scored one goal in a friendly against Iran which ended in a 2–2 draw.[2][11] He made his last appearance for the national team on 22 September 1976 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Czechoslovakia.[2]

Sandu also appeared for Romania's Olympic team in five qualification matches for the 1976 Summer Olympics, scoring one goal in a 4–0 victory against Denmark.[12][13]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandu goal.[2][11]
List of international goals scored by Gabriel Sandu
# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 July 1976 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran 16  Iran 2–2 2–2 Friendly

Death

Sandu died on 1 October 1998 at the age of 45.[1][5]

Honours

Dinamo București

Notes

  1. ^ Including five appearances and one goal for Romania's Olympic team.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Gabriel Sandu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Gabriel Sandu". European Football. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ Gabriel Sandu at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ Gabriel Sandu at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Gabriel Sandu" (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1970 - 1971". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1974–75". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Au fost Hamburg, Crusaders, Real Madrid, Inter. 10 victorii de legendă pentru Dinamo în Europa la revenirea "câinilor" în cupele continentale după o pauză de 5 ani" [There were Hamburg, Crusaders, Real Madrid, Inter. 10 legendary victories for Dinamo in Europe when the "dogs" returned to the continental cups after a 5-year break] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
    "Gabriel Sandu. Champions League 1975/1976". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Netherlands - Romania 0:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Iran - Romania 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Romania - Denmark 4:0". European Football. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Gabriel Sandu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
    "Romania v Denmark, 04 June 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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