Constantin Ignat (born 18 November 1958) is a Romanian football head coach and former player.

Constantin Ignat
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-11-18) 18 November 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1980 Farul Constanța
1980–1991 Argeș Pitești
1992– Winnipeg Fury 8+ (1+)
International career
1976–1977 Romania U18 1 (0)
1977–1978 Romania U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Ignat played in the Divizia A in 1976 with Farul Constanța.[1] In 1980, he played with Argeș Pitești, and featured in the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, and 1981–82 UEFA Cup.[2] In 1992, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with Winnipeg Fury.[3][4] In his debut season he assisted the Fury in securing the Mita Cup after defeating Vancouver 86ers.[5] The following season he played with Winnipeg in the Canadian National Soccer League.[6]

International career

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Ignat played with the Romania U19 national team in 1976, and with the Romania U21 in 1977.[7]

Managerial career

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Ignat became one of the founders of WSA Winnipeg in 2001, and entered the franchise into the USL Premier Development League in 2011.[8][9] He also served as the team's assistant coach under head coach Eduardo Badescu.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Constantin Ignat - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ Regeer, Website: voetbalstats nl-Rob. "Europa Cup duels en doelpunten van Constantin Ignat tegen Nederlandse clubs". www.voetbalstats.nl. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Winnipeg Fury Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ Prest, Ashley (7 March 1992). "Fury, Ignat discover new life". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 72. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ Prest, Ashley (7 November 2008). "Winnipeg Fury champions, trophy to make last visit to soccer pitch". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 42. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ McDonald, Marvin (3 May 1993). "Fury hopefuls strut stuff". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 50. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Constantin Ignat". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Centre stage". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. 10 March 2011. p. 24. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. ^ "World Soccer Academy". www.world-soccer-academy.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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