Jack Moisescu
Romanian footballer
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Jack Moisescu (16 October 1920 – 24 May 2000) was a Romanian football forward.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Bârlad, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 2000 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Ciocanul București | 48 | (14) |
| 1948–1950 | Dinamo București | 27 | (5) |
| Total | 75 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1947 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Moisescu was born on 16 October 1920 in Bârlad, Romania, having a Jewish origin.[3][4] In 1946, he went to play football at Ciocanul București, making his Divizia A debut on 25 August 1946 under coach Béla Guttmann in a 1–0 home win over Ferar Cluj.[5] He scored his first goal on 20 October in a 2–1 home loss to Universitatea Cluj.[6] After one more season spent at Ciocanul, the team merged with Carmen București in order to create Dinamo București.[7]
Moisescu stayed with the new club and on 21 November 1948, he played in the first ever CSCA București - Dinamo București derby which ended with a 1–0 victory.[1][8] On 29 June 1949, he scored once in the derby which ended with a 3–3 draw.[1][9] On 23 April 1950, Moisescu made his last Divizia A appearance when he entered the field at half-time to replace Titus Ozon in a 1–0 away loss to Progresul Oradea, totaling 75 matches with 19 goals in the competition.[10]
International career
Moisescu played one game for Romania, when on 25 May 1947, coach Colea Vâlcov sent him at half-time to replace Nicolae Dumitrescu in a 4–0 away victory against Albania in the 1947 Balkan Cup.[3][11]