Carol Haidu

Carol Haidu
Haidu in 1963
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-06-03)3 June 1942[1]
Place of birth Râșnov, Romania[1]
Date of death April 2023(2023-04-00) (aged 80)
Place of death Craiova, România
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Youth career
1958–1961 Luceafarul Brașov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1964 Steagul Roșu Brașov 40 (0)
1964–1974 Steaua București 118 (0)
Total 158 (0)
International career
1965–1967 Romania 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2020

Carol Haidu (also known as Karol Haydu; 3 June 1942 – April 2023) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2]

Club career

Haidu was born on 3 June 1942 in Râșnov, Romania with the name of Karol Haydu, but the communist authorities made him change it to Carol Haidu, in order to "sound more Romanian".[3] He began playing junior-level football in 1958 at Luceafarul Brașov.[1][3] Three years later he joined Steagul Roșu Brașov where he made his Divizia A debut on 1 April 1962 under coach Silviu Ploeșteanu in a 3–1 away loss to Dinamo Pitești.[1][3]

Haidu went to play for Steaua București in 1964, a team with whom he won the 1967–68 Divizia A title in which coach Ștefan Kovács used him in 20 matches.[1][3][4] He also helped the club win five Cupa României but played in only three of the finals.[1][3][5] During his time with The Military Men he also played nine games in European competitions (including one appearance in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup), taking part in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, appearing in three matches as the team reached the quarter-finals by eliminating Hibernians and Barcelona, being eliminated after 1–1 on aggregate on the away goal rule by Bayern Munich.[1][3][6] Haidu's last Divizia A appearance took place on 9 December 1973, playing for Steaua in a 1–0 away loss to SC Bacău, having a total of 158 matches in the competition.[1][3]

International career

Haidu in 1967 (back row, center) with Romania before their friendly match against West Germany, which Romania won 1–0 in Bucharest

Haidu played five games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 2 May 1965 under coach Ilie Oană in a 3–0 home victory against Turkey in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers.[7][8] His following two matches were also in the World Cup qualifiers, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Czechoslovakia, then conceding his only two goals while playing for the national team from Eusébio in a 2–1 loss to Portugal.[7][9] His last appearance for The Tricolours took place on 22 November 1967 in a 1–0 home win against West Germany.[7]

Personal life and death

After he retired from football, he had a period when he suffered from poverty, not having a place to sleep.[3][10][11] Haidu died in April 2023 at age 80.[12][13]

Honours

Steaua București

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Carol Haidu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Carol Haidu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Necazurile se țin scai de Carol Haidu, fost mare portar al Stelei. De-abia se ajunge cu banii, iar recent a fost călcat de tramvai! "Omul cu mâini de aur" a fost la un pas să-și piardă piciorul! FOTO" [The troubles are settled with Carol Haidu, former star goalkeeper of the Steaua. He barely makes it with the money, and recently he was trampled! The "man with golden hands" was close to losing his leg!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1965–1966". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1966–1967". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1968–1969". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1969–1970". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1970–1971". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  6. ^ "În 1972, Steaua a fost la un pas să o elimine pe Bayern" [In 1972, Steaua was one step away from eliminating Bayern] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
    "Cupa Cupelor, sezonul 1971/72, sferturi: Steaua 1-1 Bayern, 8 martie 1972" [Cup Winners' Cup, season 1971/72, quarter-finals: Steaua 1-1 Bayern, 8 March 1972]. Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
    "Lajos Sătmăreanu. UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1971/1972". WorldFootball. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Carol Haidu". European Football. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Romania – Turkey 3:0". European Football. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Portugal – Romania 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Carol Haidu, la un pas să‑și piardă un picior" [Carol Haidu, close to losing one leg] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Un fost mare portar al Stelei mănîncă şi doarme pe unde apucă!" [A former great goalkeeper of Steaua eats and sleeps anywhere he can] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Cum își uită CSA Steaua legendele… S-a stins din viață fostul mare portar din Ghencea care l-a antrenat pe Cosmin Olăroiu!" [How CSA Steaua forgets its legends... The former great goalkeeper from Ghencea who trained Cosmin Olăroiu has passed away!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  13. ^ "A murit Carol Haidu. Fostul mare portar al Stelei avea 80 de ani" [Carol Haidu has died. The former great goalkeeper of Steaua was 80 years old] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
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