Viorel Kraus
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Romanian footballer
Date of birth
(1940-03-05) 5 March 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth
Benic, Romania
Position
Forward
Years
Team
 Kraus in 1972 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1940-03-05) 5 March 1940 (age 85) | ||
| Place of birth | Benic, Romania | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1967 | Rapid București | 12 | (2) |
| 1967–1969 | Argeş Piteşti | ||
| 1969–1970 | Altay | 24 | (1) |
| 1970–1974 | Sportul Studențesc | ||
| Total | 36 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Rapid București | ||
| 1982–1983 | Makedonikos | ||
| 1985 | Rapid București | ||
| 1986 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1987 | Rapid București | ||
| 1989–1990 | Sportul Studențesc | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al Raed | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al Taawon | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Viorel Kraus (born 5 March 1940) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Romania and Turkey.
Kraus started playing football for Rapid București, winning the Romanian league during his last season with the club. In 1967, he joined Argeş Piteşti and would score a goal in the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[1] during his two years in Piteşti.
Kraus next moved to Turkey to join Altay.[2] He made 24 appearances in the Süper Lig during the 1969–70 season. He returned to Romania to finish his career with Sportul Studențesc.
After retiring from playing football, Kraus became an assistant manager for Sportul Studențesc. He would be appointed manager of Rapid București on three occasions, and also managed abroad in Greece and Saudi Arabia.
References
- ↑ Zea, Antonio & Haisma, Marcel (9 January 2008). "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1967–68 – Details". RSSSF.
- ↑ Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
External links
- Profile at Rapidfans.ro Archived 29 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Viorel Kraus at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
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