Mihai Ivăncescu (22 March 1942 – 1 February 2004) was a Romanian footballer who played as a right back for two Brașov teams, Steagul and Tractorul.[2][3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Adâncata, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2004 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Brașov, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1961 | Steagul Roșu Brașov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1962 | Steagul Roșu Brașov | 12 | (2) |
| 1962–1964 | Tractorul Brașov | ||
| 1964–1973 | Steagul Roșu Brașov | 227 | (11) |
| 1973–1975 | Tractorul Brașov[a] | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 270 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1968 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editMihai Ivăncescu was born on 22 March 1942 in Adâncata, Romania.[1][4] He started to play football at junior level in 1956, aged 14 at Steagul Roșu Brașov.[1][4] He made his Divizia A debut, playing for Steagul on 24 September 1961 under coach Silviu Ploeșteanu in a 2–1 home victory against Dinamo București.[1][4] After one season and a half he went to play at neighboring Brașov team, Tractorul in Divizia B.[1][4] He returned at Steagul in 1964, where he would remain for the following nine seasons, the highlights of this period being a fourth place in the 1964–65 Divizia A season and four games played in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as the club eliminated NK Zagreb, but got eliminated in the following round by Espanyol Barcelona against whom he scored two goals.[1][4] Also at end of the 1967–68 Divizia A season, the club relegated to Divizia B, but Ivăncescu stayed with the club, promoting back to the first division after one year.[1][4] He played his last Divizia A match on 28 April 1973 in a 1–0 home loss in front of Dinamo, a competition in which he has a total of 209 appearances with 13 goals scored.[1][4] Afterwards, Ivăncescu returned to play in Divizia B for the last two seasons of his career at Tractorul Brașov and on 6 April 1976 on the Tractorul stadium he had his retirement match, playing the first round for Tractorul and the second for Steagul.[1][4]
International career
editMihai Ivăncescu played three friendly games at international level for Romania, all of them being draws and all under the guidance of coach Angelo Niculescu, making his debut on 24 December 1967 in a 1–1 against DR Congo, his following two games being a 1–1 with Austria and a 0–0 against Netherlands.[5][6] He was a member of Steagul Roșu Brașov's "Mexican trio", alongside Stere Adamache and Nicolae Pescaru who were part of Romania's 1970 Mexico World Cup squad, but he did not play in the tournament.[2][5][7][8]
Refereeing career
editAfter he retired, Ivăncescu became a football referee, including arbitrating matches in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A.[7][9][10]
Death
editMihai Ivăncescu died on 1 February 2004 at age 61 at the Brașov county hospital.[9]
Honours
editSteagul Roșu Brașov
Notes
edit- ^ The statistics for the 1974–75 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mihai Ivăncescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b "Memorial Mihai Ivăncescu la Braşov" [Mihai Ivăncescu Memorial in Brasov] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Mihai Ivăncescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Legendarul Mihai Ivăncescu" [The legendary Mihai Ivăncescu] (in Romanian). Lastegaru.net. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Mihai Ivăncescu". European Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Congo – Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ a b "17 ani fără "mexicanul" Mihai Ivăncescu" [17 years without the "Mexican" Mihai Ivancescu] (in Romanian). Presco.ro. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "FC Braşov, echipa fanion a oraşului de sub Tâmpa, de 75 de ani" [FC Braşov, the flag team of the city under Tâmpa, for 75 years] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Observatorul Mihai Ivancescu a decedat" [The observer Mihai Ivancescu has died] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Mihai Ivăncescu referee profile". Labtof. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links
edit- Mihai Ivăncescu at Labtof.ro