Ion Adrian Zare
Romanian footballer (1959–2022)
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Ion Adrian Zare (11 May 1959 – 23 February 2022) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender.[2][3] Zare died on 23 February 2022, at the age of 62.[1][4]
Full name
Ion Adrian Zare
Date of birth
11 May 1959
Place of birth
Oradea, Romania
Date of death
23 February 2022 (aged 62)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ion Adrian Zare | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Oradea, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 2022 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Oradea, Romania[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1985 | Bihor Oradea | 207 | (13) |
| 1985–1987 | Dinamo București | 43 | (3) |
| 1987–1989 | Victoria București | 54 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | Farul Constanța | 10 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Siófok | 87 | (7) |
| 1993–1994 | Pécs | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 325 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1987 | Romania | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | AS Roșia | ||
| 2008–2011 | Bihor Oradea (youth) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
Ion Zare earned seven caps for Romania, making his debut on 11 April 1984 under coach Mircea Lucescu in a friendly which ended 0–0 against Israel.[5][6] His second game was a 2–1 loss against West Germany at Euro 1984 when he was sent by Mircea Lucescu at half-time in order to replace Gheorghe Hagi.[5][7] Zare's following five games were friendlies, the last one taking place on 11 March 1987, a 1–1 against Greece.[5]
