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Romanian footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ştefan Sameş (14 October 1951 – 17 July 2011) was a Romanian professional football player and manager.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ştefan Sameş | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Dobroiești, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 2011 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1971 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1982 | Steaua București | 274 | (20) |
| 1971–1973 | → Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 46 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Farul Constanţa | 9 | (1) |
| 1983–1985 | Rapid București | 58 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | ROVA Roşiori | ||
| 1988–1989 | Siretul Paşcani | ||
| Total | 387 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1980 | Romania Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 1973–1982 | Romania | 46 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 1992–2011 | Steaua București (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Dobroiești, Sameş began playing football for the youth side of Steaua Bucuresti.[1] He made his Romanian first division debut at age 19, playing for FC Universitatea Craiova while on loan from Steaua during 1971. After two seasons in Craiova, he returned to Steaua and made 274 league appearances for the club and was named Romanian footballer of the year in 1979.[2]
Sameş made 46 appearances for the senior Romania national football team, including eleven FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3] He also has three caps for Romania's Olympic team.[4]
After he retired from playing football, Sameş became a football manager and coached Steaua's youth academy from 1992 until 2011.
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1975–1976 | Steaua București | Liga I |
| 1975–1976 | Steaua București | Cupa României |
| 1977–1978 | Steaua București | Liga I |
| 1978–1979 | Steaua București | Cupa României |
Individual
On 17 July 2011, Sameş died in a Bucharest hospital after suffering from cancer for six months.[2]
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