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Romanian footballer (1932–2010) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gheorghe Constantin (14 December 1932 – 9 March 2010) was a Romanian former footballer and coach. Known as The Professor, he was a symbol of Steaua București.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 December 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Date of death | 9 March 2010 77) | (aged||
Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
Constantin made his debut for Unirea Tricolor's youth team, and shortly after their abolition he signed with Venus UCB. He played only a year for his new club, before moving to Avântul Reghin and then CFR Iaşi before he signed a contract with Steaua București. He played for Steaua 15-years, scoring 149 goals in Divizia A. Romanian Communist authorities allow him to play abroad for Kayserispor in Turkey.[4]
He made his debut in the Romania national team against Yugoslavia; that was a game made notable by the fact that the whole Romanian team was made up of players from Steaua București. Constantin was also a member of the Romanian soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
After his return from Turkey, he was appointed by Steaua București as an assistant manager. Constantin was the manager of the team in 1973, 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.
Steaua Bucharest
Individual
Steaua Bucharest
Politehnica Iaşi
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