Csaba Györffy
Romanian footballer (1943–2018)
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Csaba Györffy (9 July 1943 – 18 October 2018) was a Romanian footballer who played as a winger.[3][4]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 9 July 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | [Székelykeresztúr], Hungary[1] | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 2018 (aged 75)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Brașov, Romania[1] | ||
| Position | Winger[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Voința Odorhei | ||
| 1962–1964 | Mureșul Târgu Mureș | ||
| 1964–1966 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 1966–1977 | Steagul Roșu Brașov[4][5] | 294 | (47) |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1972 | Romania[a] | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | FC Brașov | ||
| 1996 | FC Brașov | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 January 2020 | |||
Career
Györffy was the one who influenced Steagul Roșu Brașov to change its official colors from white and blue to black and yellow.[1][5] The change occurred after he went on a tournament in December 1966 with Romania's Olympic football team in Uruguay.[1] After a match against Peñarol, he received from captain Alberto Spencer the shirt with which he played.[1] Györffy was fascinated by the combination of yellow and black stripes and decided upon his return to the country to wear the shirt during the training sessions with the team.[1] The decision to change the colors of the club was taken by coach Silviu Ploeșteanu, who considered that, in the new colors, the team will be seen better on the field.[1] Since January 1967, the team from Brașov has yellow-black as official colors, recalling the Uruguayan Peñarol team.[1][2] After he retired from his playing career he continued to work at Steagul Roșu Brașov as a manager, assistant and youth coach in different periods.[2][7] In 2013 he was named Citizen of Honor in Brașov.[2][7]
International career
Györffy played one game for Romania under coach Bazil Marian in a 1–1 friendly draw against Uruguay, which took place in Montevideo at Estadio Gran Parque Central.[6][8] He also played one game for Romania's Olympic team in which he scored one goal in a 3–2 loss to Denmark in the 1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[9] He was selected to be in Romania's 1970 World Cup squad, but because he got ill with bronchitis, Györffy missed the tournament.[1]