Justin Apostol
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 1921[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Galați, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 31 January 1991 (aged 69)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1931–1933 | Fulgerul CFR Galați | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1944 | Gloria CFR Galați[a] | 45 | (1) |
| 1946–1947 | ITA Arad | 10 | (0) |
| 1947 | Jiul Petroșani | 1 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | CFR București | 23 | (0) |
| 1950–1952 | Locomotiva Galați | ||
| Total | 79 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1940–1948 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Justin Apostol (14 September 1921 – 31 January 1991) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]
Apostol was born on 14 September 1921 in Galați, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1931 at local club Fulgerul CFR.[1][3] In 1937, he began playing for Gloria CFR's senior squad in Divizia B.[1] Subsequently, he helped the team gain first-league promotion at the end of the 1938–39 season.[1] Apostol made his Divizia A debut on 27 August 1939 under coach Carol Weszter in a 6–0 away loss to Rapid București.[1][4] On 8 October, he scored a goal from a penalty in a 6–2 loss to Venus București.[1][5] In 1946, Apostol joined ITA Arad where he played 10 games in his single season as the club won its first title.[1][6] Afterwards, he went to play for Jiul Petroșani.[1] However, after making only one league appearance, Apostol moved to CFR București.[1] There, on 10 July 1949, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 3–1 loss to ITA Arad, totaling 79 matches with one goal in the competition.[1] Apostol spent his final professional years at Locomotiva Galați, where he retired in 1952.[1]
International career
Apostol played three games for Romania, making his debut under coach Virgil Economu on 31 March 1940 in a 3–3 friendly draw against Yugoslavia.[7][8] Subsequently, he made two appearances during the 1948 Balkan Cup which were a 0–0 draw against Poland and a 5–1 loss to rivals Hungary.[7]