Lazăr Sfera ''( sr, Lazar Sfera)'' (29 April 1909, in
Sân Mihai,
Austria-Hungary
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(today in
Serbia
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) – 24 April 1992) was a
Romania
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n footballer who played as a
defender.
Biography
At club level, he began his career at the youth team of
Politehnica Timișoara from 1923 to 1925. He stayed at the club until 1929. He then left for
Liga I
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team
Banatul Timișoara
Banatul Timișoara was a former football club in Timișoara, Romania. The team is named after the region Banat. The team was founded in 1923 and played in the County Championship in Timiș County. The best season for them is 1928–1929. In 1927, ...
before signing for one season at
Rômania Cluj. He then left for
Universitatea Cluj
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until 1934. He ended his career at
Venus București
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. He retired in 1941.
With the
Romania national football team, he was picked by joint coaches
Josef Uridil
Josef Uridil (nicknamed ''Pepi, der Tank'') (24 December 1895 – 20 May 1962), was an Austrian footballer and coach.
Biography
Pepi Uridil, third son of the taylor Kajetan Uridil, was born on Christmas Eve 1895 in the Vienna suburb of Ottakri ...
and
Costel Rădulescu to take part in the
1934 World Cup
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The 1934 World Cup was the first in ...
in
Italy
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. The team were eliminated in the first round after a 2–1 defeat to
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
.
Honours
;Venus București
*
Liga I
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(3):
1936–37,
1938–39,
1939–40
Notes and references
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1909 births
1992 deaths
People from Alibunar
People from the Kingdom of Hungary
20th-century Romanian people
Romanian footballers
Romania international footballers
Liga I players
Victoria Cluj players
FC Universitatea Cluj players
FC Politehnica Timișoara players
Venus București players
1934 FIFA World Cup players
1938 FIFA World Cup players
Romanian Austro-Hungarians
Serbian people of Romanian descent
Romanians of Vojvodina
Association football defenders
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