Zoltan Crișan
| Zoltan Crișan | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | May 3, 1955 | |
| place of birth | Oradea , Romania | |
| date of death | October 14, 2003 | |
| Place of death | Craiova , Romania | |
| position | Attacking midfielder | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1969-1973 | Minerul Baia Mare | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1973-1974 | Minerul Baia Mare | 32 (9) |
| 1974-1984 | Universitatea Craiova | 237 (40) |
| 1984 | Bihor Oradea FC | 14 (2) |
| 1985-1987 | FC Olt Scorniceşti | 45 (6) |
| 1987 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 8 (2) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1974-1984 | Romania | 46 (4) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| Aurul Brad | ||
| AS Montefano | ||
| Universitatea Craiova (youth coach) | ||
| Al-Hilal (youth coach) | ||
| AS Marmația Sighetu Marmației | ||
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Zoltan "Zoli" Crişan (born May 3, 1955 in Oradea , † October 14, 2003 in Craiova , Dolj district ) was a Romanian football player and coach . The midfielder played 304 games in the highest Romanian football league, Divizia A (today League 1 ).
Career
Zoltan Crişan began playing football in 1969 at Minerul Baia Mare and moved up in 1973 to the first team that played in Divizia B at the time . At the end of the season he moved to the reigning champions Universitatea Craiova in the highest Romanian league, the Divizia A . On August 11, 1974 he came there in the away game at Universitatea Cluj for his first use. With Universitatea Craiova, Crișan won the Romanian Cup twice in 1977 and 1978 . After the championship in 1980 he took a year later the double of championship and cup win . While in Europe Champions Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was not much to pick for Uni Craiova, the club reached the UEFA Cup 1982/83 semi-final and the previously successful performance of a Romanian club. In the same year Crișan won the Romanian Cup again .
In the summer of 1984 Crişan left Craiova after ten successful years and moved to his hometown to FC Bihor Oradea , after he was no longer regularly used. During the winter break , he left Oradea again and joined the league rivals FC Olt Scorniceşti . After he had lost his regular place in the 1986/87 season , Crişan moved to Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea during the winter break , but could not prevent his relegation at the end of the season.
In 1987 he ended his career and then became a coach. With Aurul Brad he made the promotion to Divizia B and with AS Montefano the promotion to the highest amateur class in Italy. For a while he was assistant coach of the youth team at Universitatea Craiova . Under Ilie Balaci , he coached the Al-Hilal youth team in Saudi Arabia for two months . Most recently he coached AS Marmatia Sighetu Marmaţiei in Divizia C .
As a result of his alcoholic illness, Crișan died on October 14, 2003 of tuberculosis , which he had not had treatment for for a long time. The sports field, which was inaugurated in the immediate vicinity of the Ion Oblemenco Stadium in 2008 , was named “Arena Zoltan Crișan” in his honor.
National team
Crişan played 46 games for the Romanian national football team and scored four goals. He made his debut in the friendly against Israel on December 4, 1974 , when he came on for Mircea Lucescu at half-time . He was a member of the national team until 1981, when he played his last international match on September 23, 1981 as part of qualifying for the 1982 World Cup against Hungary . In 1984 Crişan returned after almost three years in the national team and came to his last international appearance on April 11, 1984 in a friendly against Israel.
Achievements and Awards
- Romanian champion: 1980, 1981
- Romanian Cup Winner: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983
- UEFA Cup semi-finals: 1983
- Honored Master of Sports
literature
- Mihai Ionescu, Răzvan Toma, Mircea Tudoran: Fotbal de la A la Z . Mondocart Pres, Bucharest 2001, ISBN 973-8332-00-1 , p. 228 .
- Ion Jianu: Patimile lui Crișan . Editura de Sud, Craiova 2004, ISBN 973-8395-06-2 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Gazeta de Maramureș , accessed January 12, 2012 (Romanian)
- ↑ Adevărul of October 13, 2009 , accessed on January 12, 2012 (Romanian)
- ↑ FC Universitatea Craiova of October 11, 2008 , accessed on January 12, 2012 (Romanian)
Web links
- Zoltan Crișan on romaniansoccer.ro (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crișan, Zoltan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zoli (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oradea |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 2003 |
| Place of death | Craiova , Dolj district |