Zoltan Crișan

Zoltan Crișan (Hungarian: Krizsán Zoltán;^[3] 3 May 1955 – 14 October 2003) was a Romanian international footballer of Hungarian ethnicity who played for FC Baia Mare, Universitatea Craiova, FC Bihor Oradea, Olt Scornicești and Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.^[4] He was semifinalist of UEFA Cup with Universitatea Craiova in 1983.^[5] After he ended his playing career, he coached Aurul Brad in Romania and Montefano in Italy.^[5][6] Ion Jianu a Romanian journalist, wrote a book about his life called Patimile lui Crișan (The Passions of Crișan) published in 2004.^[7] Crișan died of tuberculosis on 14 October 2003.^[5]

Zoltan Crișan
Krizsán Zoltán

Personal information
Full name	Zoltan Crișan
Date of birth	(1955-05-03)3 May 1955
Place of birth	Oradea, Romania
Date of death	14 October 2003(2003-10-14) (aged 48)
Place of death	Craiova, Romania
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1969–1973	FC Baia Mare
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1974	Baia Mare	32	(9)
1974–1984	Universitatea Craiova	237	(40)
1984–1985	Bihor Oradea	14	(2)
1985–1987	Olt Scornicești	45	(6)
1987	Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea	8	(2)
Total		304	(50)
International career
1974–1984	Romania[a]	46	(4)
Managerial career
	Aurul Brad
	Montefano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Club

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia A: 1979–80, 1980–81^[8]
• Cupa României: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83^[8]

Individual

• 304 games in Divizia A, 50 goals scored.^[8]
• 41 caps for Romania, 4 goals scored.^[1][8]
• 30 games in European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup, 5 goals scored.^[8]

Notes

1. Including five appearances for Romania's Olympic team.^[1][2]

References

1. "Zoltan Crișan". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
2. Zoltan Crișan at National-Football-Teams.com
3. Farkas, Norbert (4 February 2019). "Ceausescu miatt nem verték szét az UEFA-kupában csodát tévő egyetemistákat". www.origo.hu. New Wave Media Group.
4. Zoltan Crișan at WorldFootball.net
5. ""Șapte ani fără numărul șapte!" Zoltan Crișan, comemorat de Universitatea Craiova" ["Seven years without the number seven!" Zoltan Crișan, commemorated by the Universitatea Craiova] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
6. "Un sărut şi o lacrimă pentru Zoli Crişan" [A kiss and a tear for Zoli Crişan] (in Romanian). Cvlpress.ro. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
7. ""Patimile lui Crisan", un volum de interviuri in care adevarul este devastator" ["Crisan's Passions", a volume of interviews in which the truth is devastating] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
8. Zoltan Crișan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

• Mihai Ionescu; Răzvan Toma; Mircea Tudoran (2001). Fotbal de la A la Z. Bucharest: Mondocart Pres. p. 228. ISBN 973-8332-00-1.
• Ion Jianu (2004). Patimile lui Crișan. Craiova: Editura de Sud. ISBN 973-8395-06-2.