Petre Ivan (footballer, born 1946)

Not to be confused with Petre Ivan (footballer, born 1927).

Petre Ivan
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-11-26) 26 November 1946[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[1]
Position Left back[2]
Youth career
1967–1968 Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1980 Argeș Pitești 335 (4)
International career
1972–1979 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
1979–1982 Dacia Pitești (assistant)
1982–1985 Mașini Unelte București
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petre Ivan (born 26 November 1946) is a Romanian former football left defender.[2][3] He spent his entire professional career at Argeș Pitești, winning two league titles, being the team's captain at the second one.[2][4][5]

Club career

Ivan was born on 26 November 1946 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1967 at local club Dinamo.[1][2][6] One year later he joined Argeș Pitești where on 11 August 1968 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Ion Bălănescu in a 2–0 away loss to Steaua București.[2][6][7]

Ivan helped Argeș win its first Divizia A title in the 1971–72 season, being used by coaches Titus Ozon and Florin Halagian in 29 games.[2][8] He made his debut in European competitions in the 1972–73 European Cup, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, then in the following one they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid, but lost the second leg with 3–1.[2][9][10]

He played four games in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup when he helped the team eliminate Panathinaikos in the first round.[2][11] In the following one they met Valencia led by Mario Kempes, earning a 2–1 win in the first leg, but they lost the second one with 5–2, thus the campaign ended.[2][9][11][12] In the same season, he was the team's captain in front of star Nicolae Dobrin, being used by coach Halagian in 34 games in which he scored once, helping Argeș win its second league title.[2][4][5][8]

In the following season they got past AEK Athens in the first round of the 1979–80 European Cup, the team being eliminated in the following one by title holders and eventual winners, Nottingham Forest.[2][13] Ivan's last Divizia A appearance took place on 11 May 1980 in a 0–0 draw against Universitatea Cluj, having a total of 335 matches with four goals scored in the competition, also totaling 13 games in European competitions.[2]

International career

Ivan played two games for Romania, making his debut on 23 April 1972 when coach Gheorghe Ola sent him in the 46th minute to replace Paul Popovici in a 2–2 friendly draw against Peru.[14][15] His second game was a 1–1 draw against Cyprus in the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[14][16]

Honours

Argeș Pitești

References

  1. ^ a b c Petre Ivan at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Petre Ivan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ Petre Ivan at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ a b "Legendarul fotbalist Nicolae Dobrin a fost comemorat la Piteşti. "Prințul din Trivale" ar fi împlinit azi 69 de ani" [The legendary footballer Nicolae Dobrin was commemorated in Pitesti. "The Prince of Trivale" would have turned 69 today] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b ""Prințul din Trivale", comemorat la Pitești" ["The Prince of Trivale", commemorated in Pitești] (in Romanian). Frf.ro. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "La ceasul amintirilor, cu Petre Ivan, despre FC Argeș și Dobrin: "Să-mi zici nașule de acum înainte, eu și Gica te vom cununa"" [At the hour of memories, with Petre Ivan, about FC Argeș and Dobrin: "Call me godfather from now on, Gica and I will marry you"] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Steaua București vs FC Arges 2-0". Labtof. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Petre Ivan. Champions League 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Petre Ivan. Europa League 1978/1979". WorldFootball. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Ziua în care Kempes s-a înclinat în fața lui Dobrin" [The day Kempes bowed to Dobrin] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  13. ^ "43 de ani de la meciul dintre FC Argeș și Nottingham Forest" [43 years since the match between FC Argeș and Nottingham Forest] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
    "24 octombrie 1979: Argeșul a dat piept cu Nottingham Forest, campioana Europei" [October 24, 1979: Argeș played against Nottingham Forest, the European champions] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
    "FC Argeș – Nottingham Forest 1-2 (Cupa Campionilor Europeni, 7 noiembrie 1979)" [FC Arges – Nottingham Forest 1-2 (European Champions Cup, November 7, 1979)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
    "Petre Ivan. Champions League 1979/1980". WorldFootball. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Petre Ivan". European Football. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Romania - Peru 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Romania - Cyprus 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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