 Constantin in the 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1932-12-14)14 December 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 9 March 2010(2010-03-09) (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1949 | Unirea Tricolor București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1950 | Venus București | ||
| 1950–1951 | Avântul Reghin | ||
| 1951–1954 | CFR Iaşi | ||
| 1954–1955 | CFR Sighetu Marmației | ||
| 1955–1969 | Steaua București | 264 | (148) |
| 1969–1970 | Kayserispor | 26 | (5) |
| 1970–1971 | Farul Constanța | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 293 | (153) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1967 | Romania[a] | 39 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 1972–1973 | Steaua București | ||
| 1973–1975 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1976 | SC Bacău | ||
| 1976 | Fenerbahçe (assistant) | ||
| 1976–1977 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1978 | FCM Galaţi | ||
| 1978–1981 | Steaua București | ||
| 1981–1982 | Politehnica Iaşi | ||
| 1982–1984 | Steaua Mecanică Fină | ||
| 1984–1986 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 1986–1987 | Olt Scornicești | ||
| 1987–1988 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 1989–1990 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 1990 | Romania | ||
| 1990–1991 | Zeytinburnuspor | ||
| 1991–1992 | Rapid București | ||
| 1993–1994 | Farul Constanța (assistant) | ||
| 1994 | Farul Constanța | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gheorghe Constantin (14 December 1932 – 9 March 2010) was a Romanianfootballer and coach, nicknamed 'The Professor' and a symbol ofSteaua București.
Constantin began his career with Unirea Tricolor's youth team, and shortly after their dissolution, he signed with Venus București. He played for only one year at his new club before moving to Avântul Reghin, thenCFR Iaşi, before finally signing a contract withSteaua București. He played for Steaua for 15 years and helped the club win 8 domestic titles. In 1969, the RomanianCommunist authorities allowed him to play abroad forKayserispor in Turkey at age 37.[4]
Constantin made his debut for theRomania national team on 22 April 1956 in a 1–0 win againstYugoslavia in Belgrade, a game notable for the fact that the entire Romanian team consisted of players from Steaua București. He was also a member of Romania's team at the1964 Summer Olympics in Japan.[1]
After his return from Turkey, he was appointed bySteaua București as assistant manager. Constantin was the manager of the club in 1972, but after only a short period, he moved toBacău. After Bacău, he managedFCM Galaţi, but returned to Steaua in 1978. He won theRomanian Cup in his second spell there, then left the club to managePolitehnica Iaşi. In 1983, he was appointed the manager of Steaua București's second team, Steaua Mecanică Fină București. He managed a number of clubs in his native country and also coached in Turkey.
He died in Bucharest on 9 March 2010, at the age of 77.[5]
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