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Gheorghe Constantin

Gheorghe Constantin (14 December 1932 – 9 March 2010) was a Romanian footballer and coach, nicknamed 'The Professor' and a symbol of Steaua București.

Gheorghe Constantin
Constantin in the 1960s
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-12-14)14 December 1932
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 9 March 2010(2010-03-09) (aged 77)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Striker
Youth career
1946–1949 Unirea Tricolor București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Venus București
1950–1951 Avântul Reghin
1951–1954 CFR Iaşi
1954–1955 CFR Sighetu Marmației
1955–1969 Steaua București 264 (148)
1969–1970 Kayserispor 26 (5)
1970–1971 Farul Constanța 3 (0)
Total 293 (153)
International career
1956–1967 Romania[a] 39 (12)
Managerial career
1971–1972 Steaua București (assistant)
1972–1973 Steaua București
1973–1975 Steaua București (assistant)
1975–1976 SC Bacău
1976 Fenerbahçe (assistant)
1976–1977 Romania (assistant)
1977–1978 FCM Galaţi
1978–1981 Steaua București
1981–1982 Politehnica Iaşi
1982–1984 Steaua Mecanică Fină
1984–1986 Gloria Buzău
1986–1987 Olt Scornicești
1987–1988 Universitatea Craiova
1989–1990 Farul Constanța
1990 Romania
1990–1991 Zeytinburnuspor
1991–1992 Rapid București
1993–1994 Farul Constanța (assistant)
1994 Farul Constanța
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Constantin began his career with Unirea Tricolor's youth team, and shortly after their dissolution, he signed with Venus București. He played for only one year at his new club before moving to Avântul Reghin, then CFR Iaşi, before finally signing a contract with Steaua București. He played for Steaua for 15 years and helped the club win 8 domestic titles. In 1969, the Romanian Communist authorities allowed him to play abroad for Kayserispor in Turkey at age 37.[4]

Constantin made his debut for the Romania national team on 22 April 1956 in a 1–0 win against Yugoslavia in Belgrade, a game notable for the fact that the entire Romanian team consisted of players from Steaua București. He was also a member of Romania's team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan.[1]

International goals

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GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 September 1958Zentral Stadium, Leipzig, East Germany East Germany1–13–2Friendly
2.2 November 195823 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Turkey2–03–01960 European Nations' Cup Qual.
3.8 November 195923 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Bulgaria1–01–01960 European Nations' Cup Qual.
4.8 October 196123 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Turkey3–04–0Friendly
5.8 October 196123 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Turkey4–04–0Friendly
6.25 November 196223 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Spain3–13–11964 European Nations' Cup Qual.
7.23 December 1962Stade D'honneur, Casablanca, Morocco Morocco0–13–1Friendly
8.23 June 1963Idrætsparken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark0–12–31964 Summer Olympics Qual.
9.27 April 196423 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Czechoslovakia1–04–1Friendly
10.3 May 196423 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Austria1–02–1Friendly
11.3 May 196423 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Austria2–02–1Friendly
12.22 October 1964Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan Yugoslavia3–03–01964 Summer Olympics (5th place match)

Managerial career

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After his return from Turkey, he was appointed by Steaua București as assistant manager. Constantin was the manager of the club in 1972, but after only a short period, he moved to Bacău. After Bacău, he managed FCM Galaţi, but returned to Steaua in 1978. He won the Romanian Cup in his second spell there, then left the club to manage Politehnica Iaşi. In 1983, he was appointed the manager of Steaua București's second team, Steaua Mecanică Fină București. He managed a number of clubs in his native country and also coached in Turkey.

Death

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He died in Bucharest on 9 March 2010, at the age of 77.[5]

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Honours

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Player

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Steaua Bucharest

Individual

Manager

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Steaua Bucharest

Politehnica Iaşi

Notes

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  1. ↑ Including 19 appearances and 6 goals for Romania's Olympic team.[2][3]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Profile of Gheorghe Constantin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gheorghe Constantin". European Football. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Gheorghe Constantin at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro.
  5. ↑ "Am pierdut încă un campion » "Profesorul" Gheorghe Constantin a încetat din viaţa". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 10 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.

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