Horațiu Lasconi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Horațiu Victor Lasconi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Petrila, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Jiul Petroșani | 2 | (0) |
| 1980 | Minerul Lupeni | ||
| 1981–1982 | Jiul Petroșani | 41 | (4) |
| 1983 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 8 | (0) |
| 1983–1988 | Jiul Petroșani[a] | 86 | (17) |
| 1988 | Steaua București | 6 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Jiul Petroșani | 64 | (12) |
| Total | 207 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Romania U20 | ||
| 1988 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Horațiu Victor Lasconi (born 8 April 1963) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward and midfielder.[1][2][3]
Lasconi was born on 8 April 1963 in Petrila, Romania.[1][4] He began playing football at Jiul Petroșani, making his Divizia A debut on 26 March 1980 under coach Nicolae Oaidă in a 4–0 away loss to Universitatea Cluj.[1][5] He started the following season by playing in the first half for Minerul Lupeni in Divizia B, but returned to Jiul for the second half.[1] In the middle of the 1982–83 season, Lasconi joined Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.[1] After half a year, he returned to Jiul with whom he suffered a relegation to Divizia B at the end of the 1984–85 season.[1] Lasconi stayed with the club, helping it gain promotion back to the first league after one year.[1] However, they were relegated once again at the end of the 1986–87 season.[1] Subsequently, he spent one more season with The Miners in the second league and then went to Steaua București.[1][6] There, Lasconi scored in his debut, a 3–2 victory against FC Brașov.[6] He played six matches and scored once under coach Anghel Iordănescu in the first half of the 1988–89 season.[1][6][7] He left the club in the middle of the season to rejoin Jiul, but The Military Men managed to win The Double without him.[1][6][7] Lasconi helped Jiul get promoted to the first league at the end of the season.[1][6] In the following season, he scored a personal record of eight goals.[1] However, at the end of the 1990–91 season, Jiul was relegated once again.[1][8] Lasconi made his last Divizia A appearance on 16 June 1991 in Jiul's 4–0 home win over FC Brașov, totaling 200 matches with 34 goals in the competition.[1][6] He retired at age 28 due to knee problems.[6]
International career
Lasconi was selected by coach Constantin Cernăianu to be part of Romania's under-20 squad for the 1981 World Youth Championship held in Australia.[6][9] The team finished the tournament in third position, winning the bronze medal.[6][9]
Lasconi made three appearances for Romania, all of them while playing in the second league for Jiul Petroșani.[10][11] He made his debut on 6 February 1988 under coach Emerich Jenei in a 2–2 draw against Poland.[10][12] His following two appearances occurred in the same year, a 2–0 loss to Ireland and a 3–3 draw against East Germany.[10]