Stere Sertov
Romanian footballer (1963–2022)
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Stere Sertov (5 February 1963 – 3 May 2022) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 February 1963[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 May 2022 (aged 59)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward[1] | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Steaua București | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Dinamo București | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Politehnica Iași | 41 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Politehnica Iași | |||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | CFR Pașcani | |||||||||||||
| Total | 62 | (10) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Romania U20[2] | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Sertov was born on 5 February 1963 in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța, Romania.[1] He made his Divizia A debut at age 18, playing for Steaua București on 7 June 1981 under coach Gheorghe Constantin in a 1–0 victory against Progresul București.[1][3][4] In 1982, Sertov joined Dinamo București where he appeared in only three league games under coach Nicolae Dumitru, but managed to win the title.[1][3][5][6] Subsequently, he went to play for Politehnica Iași where in two seasons he scored eight goals in 41 league appearances, but an injury kept him off the field for the following two seasons.[1][5] Afterwards, he returned to play for Politehnica, this time in Divizia B.[1] Two years later, Sertov moved to CFR Pașcani, where after only one season he ended his career in 1990.[1][3][5] He has a total of 62 appearances and 10 goals scored in Divizia A.[1][3][5]
International career
Sertov was selected by coach Constantin Cernăianu to be part of Romania's under-20 squad for the 1981 World Youth Championship held in Australia.[1][7] He appeared in six games, scoring once in a 1–0 victory against South Korea in the group stage, helping the team finish the tournament in third position, winning the bronze medal.[1][7][8]
After retirement
After he retired from football, Sertov worked as a judicial police officer.[1][3]
Death
Sertov, who suffered from diabetes, died on 3 May 2022 at the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest.[1][3][5]