Horațiu Lasconi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Horațiu Victor Lasconi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Petrila, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Jiul Petroșani | 2 | (0) |
| 1980 | Minerul Lupeni | ||
| 1981–1982 | Jiul Petroșani | 41 | (4) |
| 1983 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 8 | (0) |
| 1983–1988 | Jiul Petroșani[a] | 86 | (17) |
| 1988 | Steaua București | 6 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Jiul Petroșani | 64 | (12) |
| Total | 207 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Romania U20 | ||
| 1988 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Horațiu Victor Lasconi (born 8 April 1963) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward and midfielder.[1][2][3]
Club career
Lasconi was born on 8 April 1963 in Petrila, Romania.[1][4] He began playing football at Jiul Petroșani, making his Divizia A debut on 26 March 1980 under coach Nicolae Oaidă in a 4–0 away loss to Universitatea Cluj.[1][5] He started the following season by playing in the first half for Minerul Lupeni in Divizia B, but returned to Jiul for the second half.[1] In the middle of the 1982–83 season, Lasconi joined Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.[1] After half a year, he returned to Jiul with whom he suffered a relegation to Divizia B at the end of the 1984–85 season.[1] Lasconi stayed with the club, helping it gain promotion back to the first league after one year.[1] However, they were relegated once again at the end of the 1986–87 season.[1] Subsequently, he spent one more season with The Miners in the second league and then went to Steaua București.[1][6] There, Lasconi scored in his debut, a 3–2 victory against FC Brașov.[6] He played six matches and scored once under coach Anghel Iordănescu in the first half of the 1988–89 season.[1][6][7] He left the club in the middle of the season to rejoin Jiul, but The Military Men managed to win The Double without him.[1][6][7] Lasconi helped Jiul get promoted to the first league at the end of the season.[1][6] In the following season, he scored a personal record of eight goals.[1] However, at the end of the 1990–91 season, Jiul was relegated once again.[1][8] Lasconi made his last Divizia A appearance on 16 June 1991 in Jiul's 4–0 home win over FC Brașov, having a total of 200 matches with 34 goals in the competition.[1][6] He retired at age 28 due to knee problems.[6]
International career
Lasconi was selected by coach Constantin Cernăianu to be part of Romania's under-20 squad for the 1981 World Youth Championship held in Australia.[6][9] The team finished the tournament in third position, winning the bronze medal.[6][9]
Lasconi made three appearances for Romania, all of them while playing in the second league for Jiul Petroșani.[10][11] He made his debut on 6 February 1988 under coach Emerich Jenei in a 2–2 draw against Poland.[10][12] His following two appearances occurred in the same year, a 2–0 loss to Ireland and a 3–3 draw against East Germany.[10]
Personal life
In 2016, Lasconi received the Honorary Citizen of Petroșani title.[13]
Honours
Jiul Petroșani
Steaua București
Notes
- ^ The statistics for the 1985–86 and 1987–88 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 u Horațiu Lasconi at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b Horațiu Lasconi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Fotbal. Inedit. Dacă era la Jiul, era al 11-lea!" [Football. Uncommon. If he was at Jiul, he would have been the 11th!] (in Romanian). Gddhd.ro. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Horațiu Lasconi profile". Labtof. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "Universitatea Cluj vs Jiul Petrosani 4-0". Labtof. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "MM Stoica, ce zici de asta? Povestea atacantului care a plecat de la invincibila Steaua pentru a-și termina studiile! "Părinții au insistat să termin facultatea, dar nu regret"" [MM Stoica, what do you think about this? The story of the striker who left the invincible Steaua to finish his studies! "My parents insisted that I finish college, but I don't regret it"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "Divizia A - Season 1990 - 1991". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ a b "România, locul trei la Campionatul Mondial de tineret din Australia! Romulus Gabor, succesorul lui Diego Maradona" [Romania, third place at the World Youth Championship in Australia! Romulus Gabor, Diego Maradona's successor] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Horațiu Lasconi". European Football. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Șase curiozităţi din istoria echipei naţionale a României! Cine este tricolorul care a marcat cinci goluri într-un meci" [Six curiosities in the history of the national team of Romania! Who is the tricolor who scored five goals in a match] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Poland – Romania 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Pe ruinele bazei sportive. Foste glorii ale fotbalului, Cetățeni de onoare ai Petroșaniului" [On the ruins of the sports base. Former glory of football, Honorary Citizens of Petroșani] (in Romanian). Gddhd.ro. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
"Sportivi – Cetățeni de Onoare ai Petroșaniului" [Sportsmen – Citizens of Honor of Petrosani] (in Romanian). Gddhd.ro. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
"Cetățenii de onoare ai Petroșaniului, premiați într-un cadru festiv" [The honorary citizens of Petrosani were awarded in a festive setting] (in Romanian). Avantuliber.ro. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020. - ^ a b Horațiu Lasconi at National-Football-Teams.com