Alexandru Ene
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandru Ene | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 2011 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | București, Romania | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1941–1947 | Olympia București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1951 | Metalul București[a] | 19 | (7) |
| 1951–1960 | Dinamo București[b] | 151 | (92) |
| 1953 | → Dinamo Brașov (loan) | 9 | (6) |
| Total | 179 | (105) | |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1959 | Romania[c] | 11 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexandru Ene (also known as Alexandru Ene I; 19 September 1928 – 22 May 2011) was a Romanian football striker.
Ene was born on 19 September 1928 in Brăila, Romania and began playing junior-level football at Olympia București from 1941 to 1947.[1][4] Then he went to play for Metalul București at senior level in Divizia B, helping the team get promoted to Divizia A.[1][4] He made his debut in the competition under coach Augustin Botescu on 22 August 1948 in a 6–1 loss to CFR Timișoara.[1][4][5]
He was transferred to Dinamo București in 1951 where in his first season he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over rivals CCA București.[1][4][6][7][8] On 14 October 1951, Ene became the first player to score at the Dinamo Stadium when they defeated Locomotiva Timișoara.[1][4][7] In 1953 he was loaned to Dinamo Brașov.[1][4] Afterwards he returned to The Red Dogs where in the 1954 Divizia A season he became league top-scorer with 20 goals and was played the entire match by coach Angelo Niculescu in the Cupa României final which was lost with 2–0 to Metalul Reșița.[1][4][6][9][10] In the following season he helped the club win its first Divizia A title, being used by Niculescu in 23 matches in which he netted 14 goals, being the top-scorer of the team.[1][4][6][11] Ene played in the first European match of a Romanian team in the 1956–57 European Cup in the 3–1 victory against Galatasaray in which he scored the last goal.[1][4][12] The Red Dogs advanced to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia, Ene playing in all four games of the campaign.[1][4][12] He reached another Cupa României final in 1959, this time winning it as he was used the entire match by coach Iuliu Baratky in the 4–0 win over CSM Baia Mare.[1][13] On 19 June 1960, Ene played his last Divizia A match for Dinamo in a 3–1 loss to Farul Constanța, totaling 179 matches with 105 goals in the competition (including eight goals for Dinamo in the derby against Steaua).[1][4] Throughout his career he was known for his spectacular scissors kick goals.[7]
After retiring, he worked in leading positions in football, including being vice-president of Dinamo from 1971 until 1973.[4][14]
International career
Ene played 10 games in which he scored five goals for Romania, making his debut under coach Gheorghe Popescu on 28 June 1953 in a 3–1 home victory in which he scored one goal against Bulgaria in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers.[2][15] He made another two appearances during the 1954 World Cup qualifiers and then two in which he netted two goals against Greece and Yugoslavia in the 1958 World Cup qualifiers.[2] Ene made his last appearance for the national team on 14 September 1958 in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away loss to East Germany in which he scored one goal.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Alexandru Ene goal.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 June 1953 | Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania |  Bulgaria | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1954 World Cup qualifiers |
| 2. | 1 June 1957 | Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union |  Soviet Union | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 16 June 1957 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Greece | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1958 World Cup qualifiers |
| 4. | 29 September 1957 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania |  Yugoslavia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1958 World Cup qualifiers |
| 5. | 14 September 1958 | Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany |  East Germany | 2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Personal life
Ene had flat feet.[7] His brother, Nicu Lucian, was also a footballer who played for Știința București.[7] In 2008, Ene had one leg amputated.[7]
