Iuliu Năftănăilă

Iuliu Năftănăilă (25 August 1942 - 28 August 1967) was a Romanian football midfielder.[2][4][5] He died at age 25 while driving his car and crashing into a tree, on the side of the Brașov - Făgăraș road.[6][7]

Iuliu Năftănăilă
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-08-25)25 August 1942[1]
Place of birth Făgăraș, Romania[1]
Date of death 28 August 1967(1967-08-28) (aged 25)[1]
Place of death Făgăraș, Romania[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Central midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961 Chimia Făgăraș
1961–1967 Steagul Roșu Brașov 150 (37)
National team
1962–1966 Romania U23[3] 12 (2)
1963–1965 Romania B[3] 2 (0)
1967 Romania 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Iuliu Năftănăilă played three matches at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 1–1 friendly against Uruguay, which took place in Montevideo on Estadio Gran Parque Central.[8][9] He also played in a 1–0 loss against Italy at the Euro 1968 qualifiers.[8][10]

Honours

Steagul Roșu Brașov

References
  1. Iuliu Năftănăilă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. "Steagu' XI – Mijlocaş central 1" [Steagu’ XI – Central midfielder 1] (in Romanian). Lastegaru.net. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. "Iuliu Năftănăilă profile". 11v11. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. Iuliu Năftănăilă at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. Iuliu Năftănăilă at WorldFootball.net
  6. "Accidentele rutiere au făcut victime şi în sportul românesc! Maria Cioncan, Ibrahim Dossey sau Cezar Dinu s-au stins la volan" [Road accidents have made victims in Romanian sport too! Maria Cioncan, Ibrahim Dossey or Cezar Dinu have gone behind the wheel] (in Romanian). fanatik.ro. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. "Iuliu Năftănăilă" (in Romanian). Stegaru.net. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  8. "Iuliu Năftănăilă". European Football. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  9. "Uruguay - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  10. "Romania - Italy 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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