Cătălin Hîldan
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| Cătălin Hîldan | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Cătălin Hîldan | |
| Date of birth | February 3, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Date of death | October 5, 2000 | |
| Nickname | Buldogul (The bulldog), Unicul Capitan (The only captain) |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994oct dec.1994-1997 1997-2000 |
Dinamo Bucuresti Târgovişte Dinamo Bucuresti |
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| National team | ||
| 1999-2000 | Romania | 8 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Cătălin Hîldan (3 February 1976 - 5 October 2000) was a football player for Dinamo Bucharest. He was born in Bucharest. During his career he played for Târgovişte, Dinamo Bucureşti and international football with the Romanian national team.
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[edit] Background
Hîldan first came into contact with sports at the age of eight, at the rugby club Olimpia together with his brother Cristi. Two years later, in the summer of 1986, he joined Dinamo Bucureşti along with Florentin Petre, Mihai Tararache and others. His first match for Dinamo was on 2 October 1994 in a match against rivals Steaua Bucharest.
After a couple of months he was sent on loan to Târgovişte, where he helped the team win promotion to the second division and then to the first division. He was recalled to Dinamo by the coach Cornel Dinu. In a couple of years he became captain of the “Red Dogs”. He expressed happiness after defeating Steaua 3-2, and winning the championship title for Dinamo, after a nine year break.
He was in the Romanian national team for Euro 2000, but did not play in the tournament. He played a total of eight games for the national team, and scored one goal.[1]
[edit] Death
He died on 5 October 2000, at a friendly match between Dinamo and Olteniţa. In the 74th minute of the game, Cătălin had a heart attack, and fell to the ground. The north stand of the Dinamo Stadium is named “Peluza Cătălin Hîldan” (Cătălin Hîldan Stand), in his honour.
[edit] External links
- Cătălin Hîldan from the BBC Euro 2000 information website
- (Romanian) Page dedicated to Cătălin Hîldan
[edit] References
- Soccernet profile. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
