Viorel Kraus

Viorel Kraus (born 5 March 1940) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Romania and Turkey.

Viorel Kraus

Kraus with Rapid Bucharest in 1963.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-03-05) 5 March 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth	Benic, Romania
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1967	Rapid București
1967–1969	Argeş Piteşti
1969–1970	Altay	24	(1)
1970–1974	Sportul Studențesc
Managerial career
1981–1982	Rapid București
1982–1983	Makedonikos
1985	Rapid București
1986	Bihor Oradea
1987	Rapid București
1989–1990	Sportul Studențesc
2003–2004	Al Raed
2004–2005	Al Taawon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kraus started playing football for Rapid București, winning the Romanian league during his last season with the club. In 1967, he joined Argeş Piteşti and would score a goal in the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup^[1] during his two years in Piteşti.

Kraus next moved to Turkey to join Altay.^[2] He made 24 appearances in the Süper Lig during the 1969–70 season. He returned to Romania to finish his career with Sportul Studențesc.

After retiring from playing football, Kraus became an assistant manager for Sportul Studențesc. He would be appointed manager of Rapid București on three occasions, and also managed abroad in Greece and Saudi Arabia.