Gheorghe Constantin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gheorghe Constantin | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Date of death | 9 March 2010 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1946–1949 | Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1950 | Venus Bucureşti | ||
1950–1951 | Avântul Reghin | ||
1951–1954 | CFR Iaşi | ||
1954–1955 | CFR Sighetu Marmației | ||
1955–1969 | Steaua Bucureşti | 264 | (148) |
1969–1970 | Kayserispor | 26 | (5) |
1970–1971 | Farul Constanța | 3 | (0) |
Total | 293 | (153) | |
International career | |||
1956–1967 | Romania | 39 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
1971–1972 | Steaua Bucureşti (assistant) | ||
1972–1973 | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
1973–1975 | Steaua Bucureşti (assistant) | ||
1975–1976 | SC Bacău | ||
1976 | Fenerbahçe (assistant) | ||
1976–1977 | Romania (assistant) | ||
1977–1978 | FCM Galaţi | ||
1978–1981 | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
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 Bucureşti | ||
1993–1994 | Farul Constanța (assistant) | ||
1994 | Farul Constanța | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 Bucureşti.
Club career
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 Bucureşti. He played for Steaua 15-years, scoring 149 goals in Divizia A. Romanian Communist authorities allow him to play abroad for Kayserispor in Turkey.[2]
He made his debut in the Romanian 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 Bucureşti. Constantin was also a member of the Romanian soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Managerial career
After his return from Turkey, he was appointed by Steaua Bucureşti 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 Bucureşti's second team, Steaua Mecanică Fină Bucureşti. He managed a number of clubs in his native country and also coached in Turkey.
Career statistics
International goals
Honours
Player
Club
Steaua Bucharest
- Romanian League (4): 1956, 1960, 1961, 1968
- Romanian Cup (4): 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967
Individual
- Romanian League Top Scorer (3): 1960, 1961, 1962
Manager
Steaua Bucharest
- Romanian Cup: 1978–79
- Romanian League Runners-up: 1979–80
Politehnica Iaşi
- Romanian Second League: 1981–82
References
- ^ a b "Profile of Gheorghe Constantin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro.
Further reading
- Marius Popescu, I se spune Profesorul..., Editura Militară, Bucureşti, 1969.
External links
- Gheorghe Constantin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Gheorghe Constantin at National-Football-Teams.com
- SteauaFC profile Template:Ro icon
- Gheorghe Constantin at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Gheorghe Constantin's coaching career in Liga I at labtof.ro Template:Ro icon
- Gheorghe Constantin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1932 births
- 2010 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bucharest
- Association football forwards
- Romanian footballers
- Romania international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Romania
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Venus București players
- FC Steaua București players
- FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players
- FC Farul Constanța players
- Kayserispor footballers
- Romanian football managers
- FC Steaua București managers
- FC Steaua București assistant managers
- FC Rapid București managers
- FCM Bacău managers
- FC Farul Constanța managers
- FC Gloria Buzău managers
- Fenerbahçe football coaches
- CS Universitatea Craiova managers
- ASC Oțelul Galați managers
- Romania national football team managers