| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Constantin | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 9 March 2010 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1949 | Unirea Tricolor Bucureşti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1949–1950 | Venus Bucureşti | ||
| 1950–1951 | Avântul Reghin | ||
| 1951–1954 | CFR Iaşi | ||
| 1954–1955 | CFR Sighetu Marmaţiei | ||
| 1955–1969 | Steaua Bucureşti | 258 | (145) |
| 1969–1971 | Kayserispor | 26 | (5) |
| Total | 258 | (145) | |
| National team | |||
| 1956–1967 | Romania | 39 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1972 | Steaua Bucureşti (assistant coach) | ||
| 1972–1973 | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
| 1973–1975 | Steaua Bucureşti (assistant coach) | ||
| 1975–1976 | SC Bacău | ||
| 1977–1978 | FCM Galaţi | ||
| 1978–1981 | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
| 1981–1982 | Politehnica Iaşi | ||
| 1983–1984 | Steaua Mecanică Fină | ||
| 1984–1985 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 1990 | Romania | ||
| 1991–1992 | FC Rapid Bucureşti | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gheorghe Constantin (14 December 1932 – 9 March 2010) was a Romanian former football player and coach. Known as The Professor, he was a symbol of Steaua Bucureşti.
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Constantin made his debut for Unirea Tricolor's youth team, and shortly after their abolition he signed with Venus UCB. He played only a year for his new team, before moving to Avântul Reghin and then CFR Iaşi before he signed a contract with Steaua Bucureşti. He played for Steaua for 15 years, scoring 149 goals in Liga I. Constantin finished his career with Kayserispor, making him one of the first Romanians to play professional football in Turkey.[1]
He made his debut in the Romanian national team against Serbia; that was a game made notable by the fact that the whole Romanian team was made up of players from Steaua Bucureşti. Constantin was also a member of the Romanian soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
After his return from Turkey, he was appointed by Steaua Bucureşti as an assistant manager. He was the manager of the team in 1973, but after only a short period he moved to Bacău. After Bacău, he managed FCM Galaţi, but returned to Steaua in 1978. He won the Romanian Cup in his second spell there, then left the club to manage Politehnica Iaşi. In 1983, he was appointed the manager of Steaua Bucureşti's second team, Steaua Mecanică Fină Bucureşti. A year later, he moved to Gloria Buzău.
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As a manager:
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Ion Voinescu |
Steaua captain Unknown–1969 |
Succeeded by Carol Creiniceanu |
| Preceded by Ion Alecsandrescu |
Steaua Top Scorer 1959–1960 1960–1961 1961–1962 |
Succeeded by Florea Voinea |
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