 Anghelini withSteagul Roșu Brașov in the 1970s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1954-03-09)9 March 1954 (age 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1971 | Steagul Roșu Brașov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | Steagul Roșu Brașov | 70 | (2) |
| 1974–1983 | Steaua București | 264 | (1) |
| 1983–1985 | ASA Mizil | ||
| Total | 334 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| Romania U21 | 4 | (0) | |
| Romania U23 | 6 | (0) | |
| 1975–1976 | Romania Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 1974–1979 | Romania | 22 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | CS Mogoșoaia | ||
| 2007 | Aversa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Teodor Anghelini (born 9 March 1954) is a retiredRomanianfootballer and current youth coach.
Anghelini, who is ofItalian descent, played for hometown clubSteagul Roșu Brașov between 1971 and 1974, before joiningSteaua București, where he spent 10 seasons, winning two league titles and two Romanian Cups.[1][2]
Anghelini, nicknamed "Briceagul Sicilian" (The Sicilian Penknife) by writerFănuș Neagu, was born in March 1954 inBrașov,Romania and began playing junior-level football at local clubSteagul Roșu in 1968.[1][3][4][5][6] He made hisDivizia A debut on 3 May 1972, aged 18 under the guidance of coach Nicolae Proca in Steagul's 2–0 away loss toUTA Arad.[1][3] In the following two seasons, Anghelini appeared in all the league games except one.[1][3][4] He also scored two goals in his last season, including one in a 1–0 win overFC Constanța which helped Steagul finish in third place and earn qualification for theUEFA Cup.[1][3][4]
In 1974, Anghelini joinedSteaua București where in hissecond season he helped the club winThe Double, being used by coachEmerich Jenei in 30 league games, also appearing in the 1–0 win overCSU Galați in theCupa României final.[1][7][8] In the following season he reached anotherCupa României final, Jenei using him the entire match in the eventual 2–1 loss toUniversitatea Craiova.[9] In the1977–78 season, Anghelini was used in 32 league games by Jenei, helping the club win another title.[1][7] In the next two seasons, under coachGheorghe Constantin he reached two moreCupa României finals, playing all the minutes in both, thefirst one ending with a 3–0 win overSportul Studențesc București and the one in1980 with a 2–1 loss toPolitehnica Timișoara.[1][10][11] On 29 October 1983, Angelini made his last Divizia A appearance, playing for Steaua in a 1–0 home victory againstJiul Petroșani, having a total of 334 matches with three goals in the competition, also totaling 12 games in European competitions.[1] In 1983 he went to play for ASA Mizil in thethird league, helping it gain promotion to thesecond one where he retired in 1985.[1]
Anghelini played 22 matches forRomania, making his debut under coachValentin Stănescu on 23 March 1974 in a 1–0 friendly loss toFrance.[12][13] He played six games in theEuro 1976 qualifiers and one during theEuro 1980 qualifiers.[12] Anghelini made his last appearance for the national team on 29 August 1979 in a friendly againstPoland that ended in a 3–0 loss.[12]
After he ended his career, Anghelini worked as a youth coach for Steaua București.[5][14] He also coached senior teams such asCeahlăul Piatra Neamț, Steaua Mizil, FC Câmpina, FC Predeal, FC Călărași, Aversa and CS Mogoșoaia in the Romanian lower leagues, and he was for a while an assistant forVictor Pițurcă at Steaua.[15][16]
Steaua București
ASA Mizil