Simion Surdan
Romanian footballer
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Simion Surdan (9 February 1940 – 10 July 2006) was a Romanian footballer who played as a central midfielder for CFR Timișoara and Politehnica Timișoara.[1][3] While playing for Politehnica he scored one goal in the 1973–74 Cupa României final which was lost with 4–2 to Jiul Petroșani.[4][5] He also worked as a doctor.[6]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 9 February 1940[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pustiniș, Uivar, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 10 July 2006 (aged 66)[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1957 | CFR Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1963 | CFR Timișoara | 102 | (25) |
| 1963–1975 | Politehnica Timișoara | 282 | (58) |
| Total | 384 | (83) | |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1966 | Romania U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 1966 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2020 | |||
Club career
Surdan was born on 9 February 1940 in the Pustiniș village, part of the Uivar commune in the Timiș County of Romania.[1][2][6] He started playing junior-level football in 1956 at CFR Timișoara, one year later starting to play for the senior squad in Divizia B.[1][2][7] After six seasons he moved to neighboring club Politehnica where he made his Divizia A debut on 25 August 1963 under coach Nicolae Reuter in a 2–0 home win over Progresul București in which he scored once.[1][2][7][8] The team was relegated at the end of his first season, but Surdan stayed with the club, helping it get promoted back to the first league after one year.[1][2] In the 1966–67 season he scored 12 goals, but Politehnica was relegated once again.[1][2] After six years spent in Divizia B, Surdan gained promotion once again with The White-Purples to the top division.[1][2] Subsequently, they reached the 1974 Cupa României final where coach Ion Ionescu used him the entire match in the 4–2 loss to Jiul Petroșani in which he scored once.[4] Surdan made his last Divizia A appearance on 4 May 1975 in a 2–0 away loss to Argeș Pitești, totaling 124 matches with 22 goals in the competition.[1][2]
International career
Between 1963 and 1966, Surdan made seven appearances for Romania's under-23 squad.[9]
Surdan played one game for Romania under coach Ilie Oană in a Euro 1968 qualifying match which ended with a 4–2 win against Switzerland.[10][11]