Octavian Brânzei

Octavian Brânzei (born 28 September 1928) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender.[2][3] He was part of Politehnica Timișoara's team that won the 1957–1958 Cupa României, the first trophy in the club's history.[4] In 2008 Brânzei received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Timișoara title.[5][6][7][8]

Octavian Brânzei
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-09-28)28 September 1928
Place of birth Beba Veche, Romania[1]
Date of death Unknown
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949 Electrica Timișoara
1949–1958 Politehnica Timișoara[lower-alpha 1] 151 (6)
1958–1959 CFR Timișoara
1960–1962 Farul Constanța[lower-alpha 2] 34 (0)
1963 IMU Medgidia
Total 185 (6)
National team
1956–1957 Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Octavian Brânzei played two games at international level for Romania making his debut in a friendly against Bulgaria which ended with a 2–0 loss.[9][10] He also played in a 3–0 victory against Greece at the 1958 World Cup qualifiers.[9][11]

Honours

Politehnica Timișoara

Farul Constanța

Notes
  1. The statistics for the 1952 Divizia B season are unavailable, also the 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Politehnica Timișoara are not official.[1]
  2. The statistics for the 1961–62 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
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References
  1. Octavian Brânzei at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. Octavian Brânzei at WorldFootball.net
  3. Octavian Brânzei at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. "Întâlnire cu istoria, în Sala Polivalentă de la Centrul de Conferințe al Universității Politehnica Timișoara, pentru o dublă aniversare" [Meeting with history, in the Multipurpose Room at the Conference Center of the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, for a double anniversary] (in Romanian). Ziarultimisoara.ro. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. "Istoria Politehnicii Timișoara – episodul 2: Două Cupe și sute de amintiri" [The history of Politehnica Timișoara – episode 2: Two Cups and hundreds of memories] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. "Cetățeni de onoare ai Timișoarei" [Honorary citizens of Timișoara] (PDF) (in Romanian). Primariatm.ro.
  7. "Titluri de Cetățeni de Onoare pentru foștii jucători ai Științei Timișoara din sezonul 1957–1958" [Titles of Honorary Citizens for former players of Timișoara Science from the 1957–1958 season] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  8. ""Cîştigaţi Cupa!"" ["Win the cup!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. "Octavian Brânzei". European Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  10. "Bulgaria – Romania 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  11. "Romania – Greece 3:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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