Ştefan Sameş (14 October 1951 – 17 July 2011) was a

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professional

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and manager.

Career

Born in Dobroiești, Sameş began playing football for the youth side of Steaua Bucuresti. He made his Romanian first division debut at age 19, playing for

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while on loan from Steaua during 1971. After two seasons in Craiova, he returned to Steaua and made 274 league appearances for the club and was named Romanian footballer of the year in 1979. Sameş made 46 appearances for the senior

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, including eleven

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qualifying matches. He also has three caps for Romania's Olympic team. After he retired from playing football, Sameş became a football manager and coached Steaua's youth academy from 1992 until 2011.

Honours

Personal

On 17 July 2011, Sameş died in a

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hospital after suffering from cancer for six months.

References

External links

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Interview with Ştefan Sameş
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