Alexandru Gergely (sometimes: Ghergheli; ''Hungarian'': Sándor Gergely) (16 September 1951 – 25 March 2018) was a
Romania
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n professional
footballer
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and manager of Hungarian ethnicity. He grew up at Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc, then playing at senior level for Steagul Roșu Brașov and
FC Bihor Oradea FC Bihor Oradea may refer to:
* FC Bihor Oradea (1958)
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. After retirement, Gergely managed in the youth centers of
FC Bihor Oradea FC Bihor Oradea may refer to:
* FC Bihor Oradea (1958)
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and Liberty Salonta, being well known for discovering footballers such as:
Claudiu Keșerü
Claudiu Andrei Keșerü (; born 2 December 1986) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a striker for Liga I club UTA Arad.
After starting out at hometown side FC Oradea, he soon moved to Nantes in 2003. Over the course of n ...
,
Sebastian Achim
Sebastian Zoltán Achim (born 2 June 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defender.Cristian Cigan or
Sergiu Homei
Sergiu Victor Homei (born 6 July 1987) is a Romanian former football player. He played as a right back. Homei was a member of Romania's national under-21 football team.
Career
Homei started professional football at the age of 17, playing for ...
, among others.
Club career
Gergely grew up in Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc Football Academy and was trained at the
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n national youth squads by famous coaches such as
Gheorghe Ola
Gheorghe Ola (10 October 1928 – 1995) was a Romanian footballer and manager.
Honours Manager
;Romania
* UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1962
Events January
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or
Cornel Drăgușin
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.Încă o tragedie în fotbalul românesc: a murit antrenorul care l-a descoperit pe Claudiu Keșeru (Another tragedy in Romanian football: the coach who discovered Claudiu Keșeru died). gsp.ro
He made his debut at senior level for Steagul Roșu Brașov in 1970, also making its first appearance in the top-flight. After six years spent at the "yellow and blacks", in which he played in 142 matches and scored 34 goals, Gergely moved to
FC Bihor Oradea FC Bihor Oradea may refer to:
* FC Bihor Oradea (1958)
Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea (), commonly known as Bihor Oradea or simply as FC Bihor, was a Romanian professional football club based in Oradea, Bihor County.
It was founded under the name of ...
, where he played until its retirement. At FC Bihor Oradea, "Gobe" (as he was nicknamed) was a member of the 1970s golden team, together with other two footballers from
Brașov
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, Mircea Albu and Nicolae Florescu. He played in 126 matches for the "red and blues", scoring 45 goals.
Alexandru Gergely played in 268
Divizia A
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matches and scored 79 goals.
Manager career
After retirement, Gergely was for years one of the coaches that activated in the
FC Bihor Oradea FC Bihor Oradea may refer to:
* FC Bihor Oradea (1958)
Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea (), commonly known as Bihor Oradea or simply as FC Bihor, was a Romanian professional football club based in Oradea, Bihor County.
It was founded under the name of ...
Youth Academy, where he discovered players such as
Claudiu Keșerü
Claudiu Andrei Keșerü (; born 2 December 1986) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a striker for Liga I club UTA Arad.
After starting out at hometown side FC Oradea, he soon moved to Nantes in 2003. Over the course of n ...
,
Sebastian Achim
Sebastian Zoltán Achim (born 2 June 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defender.Cristian Cigan, among many others. For a short period, during the 2000s, he was also a coach in the Liberty Salonta Academy, in that period promoting other future top-flight players, among them,
Sergiu Homei
Sergiu Victor Homei (born 6 July 1987) is a Romanian former football player. He played as a right back. Homei was a member of Romania's national under-21 football team.
Career
Homei started professional football at the age of 17, playing for ...
.Doliu în fotbal! A murit antrenorul Alexandru Gergely (Mourning in football! Coach Alexandru Gergely died). gsp.ro
"Gobe" was also the assistant manager of
FC Bihor Oradea FC Bihor Oradea may refer to:
* FC Bihor Oradea (1958)
Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea (), commonly known as Bihor Oradea or simply as FC Bihor, was a Romanian professional football club based in Oradea, Bihor County.
It was founded under the name of ...
and Liberty Salonta senior squads and the manager of 4th tier side Petrom Abram.
Later years and death
In 2011, Gergely suffered the amputation of his right leg, the one with which he was making waves as a footballer. After this unfortunate medical event, he ended his career as a football manager. His beloved club, FC Bihor, made some efforts to help him financially in the following years, despite the fact that the club itself was in insolvency. Gergely died on 25 March 2018 at the age of 66.Doliu în fotbal! Antrenorul care l-a descoperit pe Keşeru a decedat. Gergely a jucat pentru FC Bihor (Mourning in football! The coach who discovered Keşeru died. Gergely played for FC Bihor). fanatik.ro