Constantin Traian Ștefan (born 8 January 1951) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantin Traian Ștefan[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1951[3] | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov, Romania[3] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1969 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1974 | Universitatea Cluj | 85 | (0) |
| 1974–1980 | Dinamo București | 101 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Rapid București | ||
| 1982–1984 | Dinamo Victoria București | ||
| Total | 186 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2020 | |||
Club career
editConstantin Ștefan was born on 3 January 1951 in Brașov, Romania.[3][5] He started his career at the age of 14 at the junior squads of Universitatea Cluj with whom he won the national title in 1969, making his Divizia A debut at senior level on 23 September 1968 when coach Constantin Teașcă sent him on the field in the 88th minute in order to replace Cristian Ringheanu in a 3–0 win over Argeș Pitești.[3][5][6] He spent six seasons in which he played 85 Divizia A matches for "U" Cluj, helping the club finish third in the 1971–72 season and appeared in both games from the 6–5 aggregate loss with Levski Sofia in the first round of the 1972–73 UEFA Cup.[3][5][7]
In 1974 he was transferred to Dinamo București where in his first season he won the Divizia A title under coach Nicolae Dumitru, making only two appearances as the team's first choice for the goalkeeper position was Mircea Constantinescu, but he won another title in the 1976–77 season, this time making 31 appearances under coach Ion Nunweiller.[3][8] Ștefan made a total of 101 Divizia A appearances in his six seasons spent at The Red Dogs and played seven games in European competitions, including a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory against Real Madrid in the 1975–76 European Cup.[3][9] Constantin Ștefan ended his career by playing three seasons in Divizia B, one at Rapid București and the last two at Dinamo Victoria București, afterwards working as a mathematics teacher.[3][5]
International career
editConstantin Ștefan played one friendly game for Romania under coach Ștefan Kovács which ended with a 1–0 defeat in front of East Germany on Stadion der Weltjugend from Berlin.[10][11]
Honours
editDinamo București
References
edit- ^ a b Constantin Ștefan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Constantin Ștefan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Constantin Ștefan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Fostul portar dinamovist Constantin Stefan premiat in meciul de fotbal dintre Dinamo Bucuresti si Farul Constanta" [Former Dynamo goalkeeper Constantin Stefan awarded in the football match between Dinamo Bucharest and Farul Constanta] (in Romanian). Imago-images.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Constantin Ștefan profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1968–69 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ "Constantin Ștefan. UEFA Cup 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Dinamo Bucureşti vs. Real Madrid". WorldFootball. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Constantin Ștefan". European Football. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "East Germany – Romania 1:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 January 2020.