Gheorghe Constantin
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 Constantin in the 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 9 March 2010 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1949 | Unirea Tricolor București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1950 | Venus București | ||
| 1950–1951 | Avântul Reghin | ||
| 1951–1954 | CFR Iaşi | ||
| 1954–1955 | CFR Sighetu Marmației | ||
| 1955–1969 | Steaua București | 264 | (148) |
| 1969–1970 | Kayserispor | 26 | (5) |
| 1970–1971 | Farul Constanța | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 293 | (153) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1967 | Romania[a] | 39 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 1972–1973 | Steaua București | ||
| 1973–1975 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1976 | SC Bacău | ||
| 1976 | Fenerbahçe (assistant) | ||
| 1976–1977 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1978 | FCM Galaţi | ||
| 1978–1981 | Steaua București | ||
| 1981–1982 | Politehnica Iaşi | ||
| 1982–1984 | Steaua Mecanică Fină | ||
| 1984–1986 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 1986–1987 | Olt Scornicești | ||
| 1987–1988 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 1989–1990 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 1990 | Romania | ||
| 1990–1991 | Zeytinburnuspor | ||
| 1991–1992 | Rapid București | ||
| 1993–1994 | Farul Constanța (assistant) | ||
| 1994 | Farul Constanța | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gheorghe Constantin (14 December 1932 – 9 March 2010) was a Romanian footballer and coach, nicknamed 'The Professor' and a symbol of Steaua București.
Constantin began his career with Unirea Tricolor's youth team, and shortly after their dissolution, he signed with Venus București. He played for only one year at his new club before moving to Avântul Reghin, then CFR Iaşi, before finally signing a contract with Steaua București. He played for Steaua for 15 years and helped the club win 8 domestic titles. In 1969, the Romanian Communist authorities allowed him to play abroad for Kayserispor in Turkey at age 37.[4]
Constantin made his debut for the Romania national team on 22 April 1956 in a 1–0 win against Yugoslavia in Belgrade, a game notable for the fact that the entire Romanian team consisted of players from Steaua București. He was also a member of Romania's team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan.[1]
International goals
Managerial career
After his return from Turkey, he was appointed by Steaua București as assistant manager. Constantin was the manager of the club in 1972, but after only a short period, he moved to Bacău. After Bacău, he managed FCM Galaţi, but returned to Steaua in 1978. He won the Romanian Cup in his second spell there, then left the club to manage Politehnica Iaşi. In 1983, he was appointed the manager of Steaua București's second team, Steaua Mecanică Fină București. He managed a number of clubs in his native country and also coached in Turkey.
Death
He died in Bucharest on 9 March 2010, at the age of 77.[5]
Gallery
Constantin (front row, second from left) with CCA Steaua in 1961
Constantin (back row, fourth from left) with Romania's Olympic team in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1963
Constantin with Steaua in 1963
Constantin with the Romanian Cup trophy in 1967
Constantin (bottom row, second from the left), Romania 1–0 West Germany November 1967
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Honours
Player
Steaua Bucharest
- Romanian League: 1956, 1960, 1961, 1968
- Romanian Cup: 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967
Individual
- Romanian League top scorer: 1960, 1961, 1962
Manager
Steaua Bucharest
- Romanian Cup: 1978–79
- Romanian League runner-up: 1979–80
Politehnica Iaşi
- Romanian Second League: 1981–82
