Francisc Fabian (born 21 October 1917) was a Romanian football striker.[3][4] After he retired from playing football he worked at Steaua Bucureşti's youth center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include Marcel Răducanu, Dan Petrescu and Ion Ion.[5][6] Later he settled in Turda, where he worked at Sticla Arieșul Turda's youth center where he taught and formed Anton Doboș.[6]

Francisc Fabian
Personal information
Date of birth (1917-10-21)21 October 1917[1]
Place of birth Öskii, Hungary[1]
Date of death Unknown
Position(s) Striker[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1937 Unirea Cluj
1937–1939 Mociornița București
1939–1940 Olympia București
1940–1944 Phoenix Baia Mare
1945–1946 Mociornița București[a] 5 (0)
1946 Danubiana Roman
1947 Jiul Petroșani 4 (1)
1947 Ripensia Timișoara
1948 CFR Timișoara 3 (1)
1948–1949 Ripensia Timișoara
1950–1952 Dinamo 6 București
1952 Metalul București
Total 12 (2)
International career
1945 Romania 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Francisc Fabian played one friendly game at international level for Romania, which ended with a 7–2 loss against Hungary with Fabian scoring Romania's first goal.[7][8][9]

Honours

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Danubiana Roman

Notes

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  1. ^ The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Mociornița București are not official with the exception of the 1945–46 regional championship.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Francisc Fabian at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXIV – "Ultimul șut aduce promovarea"" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXIV - "The Last Shot Gets the Promotion"] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ Francisc Fabian at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ Francisc Fabian at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ "Marcel Răducanu, artistul-fotbalist fugit în Germania pe timpul lui Ceaușescu: dribla tot ce-i ieșea în cale!" [Marcel Răducanu, the footballing artist who fled to Germany during Ceausescu's time: he dribbled everything that came his way!] (in Romanian). Elitaromaniei.ro. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Ii calca pe urme lui Hagi!" [He could have followed Hagi's footsteps!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Francisc Fabian". European Football. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Hungary - Romania 7:2". European Football. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Fotbaliști care au evoluat sub tricolor, dar s-au născut în afara granițelor României" [Footballers who evolved under the tricolor, but were born outside the borders of Romania] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2020.