Club Sportiv Municipal Deva, commonly known as CSM Deva, is a
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n professional
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club
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based in
Deva
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,
Hunedoara County
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. The club was originally established in 1921 under the name of ''Mureșul Deva'' and since 1964 was a constant presence at the level of
Liga III
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and
Liga II
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under various names, such as: ''Minerul Deva'', ''Explormin Deva'', ''Explorări Deva'', ''Vega Deva'', ''Cetate Deva'' or ''CS Deva'', but mainly under the name of ''Mureșul Deva''.
Club's most fruitful periods were during the 1970s and 2000s when the club spent six, respectively five seasons in the second tier of the
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. The best ranking of Cetate Deva was a 4th place at the end of the
1973–74 Divizia B
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The format has been changed to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Diviz ...
season, period when the club was managed by
Ladislau Vlad
Ladislau "Laci" Vlad (25 March 1930 – 18 March 2013Heroes Cup, this time under the name of ''Corvinul Deva''.
After
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, Corvinul Deva was an active part of the third tier and regional leagues, but without obtaining any notable results for the next 20 years. ''Devenii'' appeared in the re-organized
Divizia C
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during the 1964–65 season, under the name of ''Minerul Deva'' (The Miner), financially supported by the mining industry from
Hunedoara County
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In Hungarian, it is known as , in German as , and in Slovak as ...
. In that season, Minerul (coached by Mircea Zeană and Mircea Miron) was ranked 2nd, with the same number of points as the leader (
CFR Arad
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The club was born in 1921, and just after one year they merged with CS Gloria Arad, a team founded in 1913. Under the name Gloria CFR Arad they have the best performan ...
) and the third place ( Metalul Hunedoara), but missed a spot in the second tier in the favor of the club based in Arad.
After this result, Minerul was ranked 5th in 1966, then in the summer of the same year changed again its name, now back in ''Mureșul Deva'', name under which the team based in
Deva
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would obtain its most important results. Until the end of the 1960s, Mureșul remained a constant team at the level of the third league, with rankings between 5th and 10th (out of 14).
The best period (1970–1990)
Starting with the 1970–71 season, Mureșul changed its objectives and from a middle-table team became a candidate for the promotion in the
Divizia B
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. At that time, heads of the club, D. Cepănaru and I. Anescu decided to make all the needed efforts to promote the team in the second tier. In the first season Mureșul missed again the promotion spot, one point behind Independența Sibiu, then in 1972, three points split "the team below Deva Citadel" from the leader,
Vagonul Arad
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. The most important movements were made by the administrative staff in the summer of 1972, when as a manager was hired
Ladislau Vlad
Ladislau "Laci" Vlad (25 March 1930 – 18 March 2013Crișul Oradea, in 1971, from
Divizia B
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to
Divizia A
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.
Vlad has built a redoubtable team at Deva, then at the end of the 1972–73 season, the dream of Mureșul, a promotion to Divizia B, was achieved, finishing first, 6 points ahead
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. The squad was composed of the following players: V. Rusu – Ceaușu I, Ceaușu II, T. Pop, Puia, Stanciu, Nenu, Iancu, Macovei, Gherga, Tarcu, Precup, Macavei, Achim, Stark, Haidu, Uilecan, Mircea Marian, Mihai Marian, Moț, Naghi, Sereș, Stoian, Covaciu, P. Grigore, I. Ardelean and Ș. Dubinciuc. After promotion, the squad received reinforcements, among them
Árpád Szűcs
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, former player of
FC Bihor Oradea FC Bihor Oradea may refer to:
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and one of the most important player of Deva in the autumn of 1973. At the end of the season, Mureșul was ranked 4th (best ranking in the history of the club), but
Ladislau Vlad
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* FC Bihor Oradea (1958)
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, to promote the team once again in the top-flight.
In the summer of 1974,
Nicolae Oaidă
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Career
Nicolae Oaidă was born in Bod, Brașov on 9 April 1933 and started playing football in 1946 at the youth center of Steagul Roșu Brașov, later in 1950 mov ...
(former great player of Progresul București) was hired as the new manager and important players such as Șchiopu, Gruber, Selymessy, Szilaghi, Cojocaru, Oncu or Buciuman were transferred. During the winter of 1975, Vlad returned to Mureșul Deva, leaving FC Bihor on the first place in its series of
Divizia B
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. In the following period, some players left Oradea and came to Deva strengthening the squad even more, Mureșul was ranked 7th out of 18.
At the end of the 1975–76 season Mureșul Deva saved from relegation in the last minute, then followed a 10th place ( 1976–77 season) and a 5th place ( 1977–78 season). The ups and downs of the last seasons have materialized in a relegation at the end of the 1978–79 season, only the goal difference making the split between Mureșul and last saved team, Înfrățirea Oradea.
Back in the third division, Mureșul Deva was renamed again as ''Minerul Deva'', with the mining industry of
Hunedoara County
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as the main sponsor and Ion Ștefănescu as the new president. In this refreshed formula, Deva was ranked 2nd (9 points behind CFR Timișoara) and missed once again the promotion. This result was not well received and in the summer of 1980, Minerul Deva absorbed the other Divizia C side, Explorări Deva and the team was renamed as ''Explormin Deva''. All the financial forces of the town were reunited under the Explormin umbrella, in the attempt to get back in the second tier.
In the following years it seemed that Deva was pursued by misfortune, finishing no less than three times in a row on the second place (
1981
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1982
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and 1983), at one, five and two points behind Strungul Arad, Metalurgistul Cugir, respectively
Minerul Lupeni
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. During the 1982–83 season, the club evolved under the name ''Explorări Deva''.
In the summer of 1983, Explorări Deva was renamed again as ''Mureșul Deva'' and the luck came back on the side of the club from
Hunedoara County
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, at the end of the 1983–84 edition the team winning its series and promoting in the second tier, to the detriment of the same rival in front of which it had promoted in 1973,
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.
Mureșul remained in the second division until 1987, when it relegated again, after occupying the 16th place (out of 18). The relegation was followed by another 2nd place in the third tier (1988) then by another promotion in 1989, when ''Devenii'' dominated their series and promoted with an advanced of 10 points over the second place, Metalurgistul Cugir. This time the team based in
Hunedoara County
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resist only one edition before relegating again in 1990. This relegation was the end of the most fruitful period in the history of the club from
Deva
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.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Mureșul was also managed by Petre Dăscăliță, Adalbert Kassai,
Traian Ivănescu
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Born in Bucharest, Ivănescu played youth football with Militari București and Flamura Roşie București, before making his senior debut in 1951 w ...
, Constantin Ștefan, Dumitru Borcău, Teodor Pop, Gheorghe Țurlea or Carol Gal and were part of the squad, players such as: Balla, Naghi, Sava, Bucur, Fogoroși, Nicoară, Ștef, Vidican, Preda, Tirchineci, Mechimici, Dumitreasă, Olușuteanu, Vălășuteanu, Szabados, Mateescu, Văetuș, Varga or Rădos.
Deva can't find its rhythm (1990–2006)
After the 1990 relegation, Mureșul spent another two seasons in the third division, but finishing below expectations, on the 11th and 5th place, and due to the reorganization of the competitive system, in the summer of 1992, dictated by the Romanian Football Federation, the club relegated to the county championship.
In 1994, the newly promoted team, Vega Caransebeș, was merged with the local side, the new entity was named as ''Vega Deva'' and started to play in the
Divizia C
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. Vega was ranked 5th and 10th before promoting to
Divizia B
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at the end of the 1996–97, when it won its series with an advance of three points over the second place,
FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin
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''FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin'' was never able to reach the Liga I, playing a ...
. The squad that managed to obtain this performance was chaired by Nicolae Stanca and managed by Ionel Stanca, having in its composition players such as: Rahoveanu, Fartușnic, Tănasă, Fl. Voinea, G. Ștefan, Em. Popa, Fl. Danciu, Luca, Személy, Fl. Berindei, P. Naniu, Grosu or Chiliman, among others.
Vega spent only two mediocre seasons in the second division, then relegated back to Divizia C at the end of the 1998–99 season. In the summer of 1999, Vega Deva was renamed for the first time as ''Cetate Deva'' and the refreshed organization of the club brought another promotion in the second tier, in 2000. After promotion, the club encountered financial problems and withdrew in the first part of the season, subsequently being excluded from the league.
In the summer of 2001, the club managed to enroll in the third tier under the old name of ''Mureșul Deva'', then obtaining two middle-table rankings (8th and 5th).
In the summer of 2003, as a proof that Deva could not find its rhythm, Mureșul merged with the newly promoted club CS Certej, the new entity was named as ''CS Deva'' and continued the football tradition of Mureșul, but in the second tier, instead of third. Two seasons spent CS Deva in the
Divizia B
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(10th and 12th place), before selling its place to Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara, in the summer of 2005. CS Deva continued for another season in the third tier, but was ranked only 12th (out of 14).
Mureșul is back (2006–2012)
In the summer of 2006, ''CS Deva'' was re-organized as ''CS Mureșul Deva'', bringing back the old name of the club, the name under which the team obtained its greatest results. Agro Company (sausage manufacturing company) and the Municipality of Deva, owners of the club named former
Divizia A
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player
Gheorghe Barbu
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as the manager of "the white and reds". Mureșul promoted after only one season, this time from the second place, taking advantage of the
Romanian football league system
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restructuring.
During the late 2000s and early 2010s, Mureșul Deva succeeded to become again a constant presence at the level of
Liga II
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, for the first time since the 1970s and 1980s. Mureșul was ranked 7th ( 2007–08), 12th ( 2008–09) and 14th ( 2009–10), relegating in 2010, but then being spared from relegation due to the withdrawal of
Liga I
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side Internațional Curtea de Argeș. In 2010, Agro Company, main sponsor of the team, entered in insolvency and the financial problems started at the club. After the weak results,
Gheorghe Barbu
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was changed with Constantin Olariu, then Olariu with Romulus Gabor, but the results were still poor and Mureșul relegated at the end of 2011–12 season, after five consecutive seasons in the second league, subsequently being dissolved.
In this period, for Mureșul Deva played footballers such as: Rahoveanu,
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– N. Oltean, Dosan, Vârtic, Ad. Bud, Lintaru, J. Vajda, Sătmar, Borza, Dârvaru, Bițiș, E. Vajda, Sântejudean, I. Moldovan, Cireș, Pisoiu, Păcurar, A. Coman, Bunea, Onicaș, I. Baciu, Személy, Al. Dan, Gârlă, Apetri or Gongolea, among many others.
New start with Cetate college (2013–2020)
In the summer of 2013, the club was re-founded under the name of ''Cetate Deva'' and was enrolled in the
Liga IV
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,
Hunedoara County
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, in order to continue the football tradition in
Deva
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after the dissolution of the old entity, Mureșul Deva. It was affiliated with the local sporting highschool "Colegiul Național Sportiv Cetate" of Deva, thus the full name ''CNS Cetate Deva''. In 2018, the educational institution was relegated from 'colegiu' to 'liceu' status, the new name being "Liceul cu Program Sportiv Cetate", therefore the football team followed suit and was officially known as ''LPS Cetate Deva'', though it still kept the old initials on the logo.
In its first season after re-founding, Cetate reached the third place in the
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and did not manage to promote to
Liga III
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. Next season, the "citizens" won the championship and qualified for the
Liga III
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Liga IV
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–
Gorj County
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In 2011, the county had a ...
. In the home match they beat Gilortul (8–2) and secured the promotion. Away Cetate won (1–3) and promoted in the
Liga III
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.
Cetate Deva debuted in the
2015–16 Liga III
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Teams
At the end of 2014-15 season, Bucovina Pojorâta (Seria I), Dunărea Călărași (Seria II), C ...
season with a victory, 3–1 against
CSO Filiași
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Founded in 2008, CSO Filiași played at ...
. All the season was a good one, the team based in
Deva
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finishing on the 6th place.
In the summer of 2016, Cetate Deva started the training with a new coach, former
Corvinul Hunedoara
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player, Ciprian Pepenar, with a squad composed mainly of
Liga I
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and
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former players and with the objective of promoting to
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. After a disastrous start, Ciprian Pepenar was sacked and former Oțelul Galați player and coach,
Viorel Tănase
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Honours
Player
;Oțelul Galați
*Divizia B: 1990–91
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, was hired. Also in the last rounds of the first part
Ousmane N'Doye
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signed a player/manager contract with the club and the team began to climb in the league table. After this edition in which the club ended on the 6th place, followed three poor seasons: 8th ( 2017–18), 13th ( 2018–19) and 12th ( 2019–20). At the end of the 2018–19 season the club relegated but was spared by the
Romanian Football Federation
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, due to lack of teams.
Municipality era (2020-present)
Cementing a move that was in the works for a few months, on 18 August 2020 the Romanian Football Federation approved the cession from LPS Cetate Deva, who transferred its right to take part in football competitions (Liga III) to the club owned by the municipality of Deva, CSM Deva. Through this move, LPS Cetate was dissafiliated and CSM Deva was affiliated in its place, providing continuity to the Deva team.
Ground
CSM Deva plays its home matches on
Cetate Stadium
The Cetate Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Alba Iulia, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Unirea Alba Iulia
Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia ( ...
, located in
Deva
Deva may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Deva'' (1989 film), a 1989 Kannada film
* ''Deva'' (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film
* ''Deva'' (2002 film), a 2002 Bengali film
* Deva (2007 Telugu film)
* ''Deva'' (2017 film), a 2017 Marathi film
* Deva ...
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Hunedoara County
Hunedoara County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as , in German as , and in Slovak as ...
. The stadium was opened in the 1960s and has a capacity of 4,000 on seats (ranked 3rd in the county, after Jiul and Michael Klein Stadiums).
Honours
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Liga III
The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 t ...
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
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*Best finish in Liga II: 4th place in the 1973–74 season.
Players
First team squad
Out on loan
Club officials
Board of directors
Current technical staff
League
League or The League may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band
* ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football
Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
history
Notable former players
The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level, more than 100 caps for LPS Cetate Deva or played in more than 15 matches for Cetate Deva at the level of
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
(highest level achieved by the club).
* Ioan Achim
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Adrian Borza
Adrian Dumitru Borza (born 18 February 1985) is a Romanian Association football, footballer. He played for Gloria Bistriţa in the 2005–06 Divizia A season.
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Romanian footballers ...
Leontin Doană
Leontin Doană (born 17 January 1970) is a Romanian former professional footballer, currently a manager. He was part of one of the best football generation of CSM Reșița with players like Roco Sandu, Vasile Ciocoi or Cristian Chivu
Cristian ...
* Adrian Dosan
* Ștefan Dubinciuc
* Mario Gruber
* Raul Lintaru
* Valentin Lipitor
* Mircea Marian
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Ion Mateescu
Ion Mateescu (25 November 1952 – 30 September 2017) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left defender and midfielder.
International career
Ion Mateescu played one game at international level for Romania, in a friendly which ended 2 ...
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Ousmane N'Doye
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Club career Senegal
Ousmane N'Doye was born on 21 March 1978 in Thiès, Senegal, starting to play junior level football at l ...
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Salif Nogo
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Mihai Onicaș
Mihai Marian Onicaș (born 27 January 1990) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga IV side Vulturul Mintiu Gherlii.
Club career
On 10 June 2009 played his first match in Liga I for Steaua București against Un ...
* Vasile Rahoveanu
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Ilie Savu
Ilie Savu (9 January 1920 – 16 November 2010) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was Steaua București's first goalkeeper.
Playing career
Born in Cornățelu, Dâmbovița County, Romania, Savu began his career at 1 ...
* Horațiu Sătmar
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Adrian Stoicov
Adrian Stoicov (12 November 1967 – 15 March 2017) was a Romanian association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), left-back. After he ended his playing career he worked as an assistant and youth coach. He died ...
* Andrei Szabados
* Elek Személy
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Árpád Szűcs
Árpád Szűcs (also known as Arpad Suciu; born 16 March 1943) is a Romanian former professional footballer of Hungarian ethnicity. Szűcs grew up in the youth academies of the historical local clubs Stăruința Oradea (named Metalul Oradea at ...
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Petru Șchiopu
Petru Șchiopu (28 April 1947 - 10 October 2014) was a Romanian football midfielder.
Honours
UTA Arad
* Divizia A: 1968–69, 1969–70
*Divizia B: 1980–81
Bihor Oradea
*Divizia B: 1970–71
Corvinul Hunedoara
*Divizia B
The Liga 2, m ...
* Costel Uilecan
* János Vajda
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Ioan Varga
Ioan Varga (born 5 January 1959) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. His son, Dacian was also a footballer.
Honours
Dinamo București
*Cupa României
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Florea Văetuș
Florea Văetuș (born 23 November 1956) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Florea Văetuș was born on 23 November 1956 in Hunedoara, Romania and started playing football at junior level at local clubs Constru ...
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Gelu Velici
Gelu Miodrag Velici (born 22 April 1992) is a Romanian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, C ...
Notable former managers
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Gheorghe Barbu
Gheorghe Barbu (born November 3, 1951) is a Romanian politician. A member of the Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L), he represented Hunedoara County in the Chamber of Deputies from 2000 to 2008, and served as Labor Minister in the Călin Popescu-Tă ...
Traian Ivănescu
Traian Ivănescu (5 May 1933 – 29 July 2019) was a Romanian football player and manager.
Career
Born in Bucharest, Ivănescu played youth football with Militari București and Flamura Roşie București, before making his senior debut in 1951 w ...
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Nicolae Oaidă
Nicolae Oaidă (born 9 April 1933) is a Romanian former footballer and manager.
Career
Nicolae Oaidă was born in Bod, Brașov on 9 April 1933 and started playing football in 1946 at the youth center of Steagul Roșu Brașov, later in 1950 mov ...
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Ioan Petcu
Ioan Petcu (born 1 May 1959, in Hunedoara) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder. After his retirement, Petcu started the manager career and from 1995 to 2012 he coached teams like Corvinul Hunedoara, Unirea Sânnicolau Mar ...