Ion Dumitru
Ion Dumitru (born 2 January 1950 in Bucureşti), commonly known as Liță Dumitru, is a Romanian former professional footballer, and manager who played as a midfielder from 1967 until 1989.
 Dumitru with Steaua Bucharest | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ion Dumitru | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucureşti, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) |
Attacking midfielder central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1964 | Confecția București | ||
| 1964–1967 | Rapid Bucureşti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1972 | Rapid Bucureşti | 110 | (11) |
| 1972–1980 | Steaua Bucureşti | 213 | (47) |
| 1980–1982 | Politehnica Timişoara | 46 | (2) |
| 1982–1983 | Universitatea Craiova | 4 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | CFR Timişoara | ||
| 1984–1985 | Politehnica Timişoara | 33 | (1) |
| 1985–1988 | Rapid Bucureşti | 37 | (3) |
| 1988–1989 | Würzburger Kickers | ||
| Total | 443 | (64) | |
| National team | |||
| 1970–1980 | Romania | 57 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985 | Politehnica Timişoara | ||
| 1987–1988 | Rapid Bucureşti | ||
| 1989–1993 | Würzburger Kickers | ||
| 1994–1995 | Național București | ||
| 1995–1996 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 1996–1997 | Rapid Bucureşti | ||
| 1998 | Rocar București | ||
| 1999 | Al-Jaish Damascus | ||
| 2000 | Al-Ta'ee | ||
| 2000–2001 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| 2001 | Callatis Mangalia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Romania U-19 | ||
| 2002–2003 | VfR Heilbronn | ||
| 2003–2005 | Rapid Bucureşti (youth) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| 2009–2010 | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| 2011 | Steaua București II | ||
| 2013–2014 | Romania U-18 | ||
| 2015–2017 | Concordia Chiajna (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Concordia II Chiajna | ||
| 2017- | Kalonji Soccer Academy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He is currently a coach at Kalonji Soccer Academy and their youths team KSA PRO-PROFILE in Atlanta, Georgia.
Career
A Romanian international, Dumitru represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[1] Regarded as one of Romania's greatest players he won the Romanian Footballer of the Year in 1973 and 1975.[2]
Honours
Player
- Rapid Bucureşti
- Steaua București
- Universitatea Craiova
Individual
- Romanian Footballer of the Year: 1973, 1975[2]
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References
- "Ion DUMITRU". FIFA.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- Razvan Toma (8 January 2015). "Romania - Player of the Year Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
External links
- Ion Dumitru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Ion Dumitru at National-Football-Teams.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lajos Sătmăreanu |
Steaua captain 1975–1980 |
Succeeded by Anghel Iordănescu |
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