Carol Haidu
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.jpg) Haidu in 1963 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1942[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Râșnov, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | April 2023 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Craiova, România | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1961 | Luceafarul Brașov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 | Steagul Roșu Brașov | 40 | (0) |
| 1964–1974 | Steaua București | 118 | (0) |
| Total | 158 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Romania | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2020 | |||
Carol Haidu (also known as Karol Haydu; 3 June 1942 – April 2023) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2]
Haidu was born on 3 June 1942 in Râșnov, Romania with the name of Karol Haydu, but the communist authorities made him change it to Carol Haidu, in order to "sound more Romanian".[3] He began playing junior-level football in 1958 at Luceafarul Brașov.[1][3] Three years later he joined Steagul Roșu Brașov where he made his Divizia A debut on 1 April 1962 under coach Silviu Ploeșteanu in a 3–1 away loss to Dinamo Pitești.[1][3]
Haidu went to play for Steaua București in 1964, a team with whom he won the 1967–68 Divizia A title in which coach Ștefan Kovács used him in 20 matches.[1][3][4] He also helped the club win five Cupa României, but played in only three of the finals.[1][3][5] During his time with The Military Men he also played nine games in European competitions (including one appearance in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).[1] He took part in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, appearing in three matches as the team reached the quarter-finals by eliminating Hibernians and Barcelona, being eliminated after 1–1 on aggregate on the away goal rule by Bayern Munich.[1][3][6] Haidu's last Divizia A appearance took place on 9 December 1973, playing for Steaua in a 1–0 away loss to SC Bacău, totaling 158 matches in the competition.[1][3]
International career
Haidu played five games for Romania, making his debut on 2 May 1965 under coach Ilie Oană in a 3–0 home victory against Turkey in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers.[7][8] His following two matches were also in the World Cup qualifiers, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Czechoslovakia, then conceding his only two goals while playing for the national team from Eusébio in a 2–1 loss to Portugal.[7][9] His last appearance for The Tricolours took place on 22 November 1967 in a 1–0 home win against West Germany.[7]