Ion Adrian Zare (11 May 1959 – 23 February 2022) was a Romanian

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who played as a defender. Zare died on 23 February 2022, at the age of 62.

International career

Ion Zare earned seven caps for

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, making his debut on 11 April 1984 under coach

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in a friendly which ended 0–0 against

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. His second game was a 2–1 loss against

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at Euro 1984 when he was sent by

at half-time in order to replace

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. Zare's following five games were friendlies, the last one taking place on 11 March 1987, a 1–1 against

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Honours

Bihor Oradea *

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: 1981–82 Dinamo București *

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: 1985–86

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