Gheorghe Dungu

Gheorghe Dungu
Dungu (bottom row, centre) with the Cupa Primăverii trophy in 1957.
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-04-05)5 April 1929
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 15 June 2023(2023-06-15) (aged 94)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 Explosivi Făgăraș
1947–1948 CFR Făgăraș
1948–1963 Rapid București[2] 170 (0)
1963–1964 Progresul Alexandria
International career
1955–1958 Romania B[1] 6 (0)
1962 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
1963–1964 Progresul Alexandria
1964–1965 Chimia Făgăraș
1965–1966 Metalurgistul Cugir
1966–1967 Oțelul Galați
1967–1972 Steaua București (juniors)
1972–1974 Zanzibar
1974–1975 Electroputere Craiova
1975–1976 Dinamo Slatina
1976–1977 Unirea Alexandria
1980–1982 Laminorul Roman
1982–1983 Rova Roșiori
1983–1984 Sportul Muncitoresc Caracal
1984–1985 Rapid București (juniors)
1985–1986 Rapid București (assistant)
1986–1987 Rapid București (juniors)
1988 Sportul Muncitoresc Caracal
1989 Rapid București (juniors)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gheorghe Dungu (5 April 1929 – 15 June 2023) was a Romanian football player and manager.

Club career

Dungu was born on 5 April 1929 in Bucharest, Romania, and when he was six years old his family moved to Făgăraș.[3][4][5][6] He started playing football at Explosivi Făgăraș, first as a forward.[3][4][5][6] At the age of 15 or 16 in a match against Metrom Brașov, the team's goalkeeper got injured and he replaced him, saving a penalty in the game, coach Andrei Sepci deciding to definitely keep him in the goalkeeper position from then on.[3][4][5][6] In 1947, Dungu went to play for CFR Făgăraș, where he was noticed by Rapid București's player Remus Ghiurițan who recommended him to the team's officials.[3][4][5][6] He went on a trial at Rapid and after playing three matches in which he kept a clean sheet, coach Petre Steinbach decided to keep him at the team.[3][4][5][6] Dungu made his Divizia A debut for The Railwaymen on 4 March 1949 in a 3–0 victory against Metalul Reșița.[3][4][5][6] He stayed with the club until the end of his career in 1963, having a total of 170 Divizia A appearances, being described as "one of the most appreciated goalkeepers" of Rapid.[2][3][4][5][6] The highlights of his career were winning the 1957 Cupa Primăverii, two runner-up positions in the 1948–49 and 1950 Divizia A seasons, and also helping Rapid reach two Cupa României finals in 1961 and 1962 under coach Ion Mihăilescu which were lost to Arieșul Turda and Steaua București, respectively.[7][8][9]

International career

Dungu played two friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 30 September 1962 in a 4–0 victory against Morocco, coach Constantin Teașcă using him in the first 80 minutes, being replaced for the last 10 by Vasile Sfetcu.[5][6][10][11] In the second game which took place on 14 October 1962, Teașcă played him the entire match in the 3–2 away loss to East Germany.[10][12]

Managerial career

Dungu coached several teams in the Romanian lower leagues, the first one being Progresul Alexandria in 1963.[3][4][5][6] He had a spell abroad as the national team of Zanzibar's coach from 1972 until 1974.[3][4][5][6] He also worked at junior level at the youth centers of Steaua București and Rapid București, and in the 1985–86 Divizia A season he was the assistant of Ion Motroc at Rapid.[3][4][5][6]

Personal life

Dungu was married to Silvia Popescu.[3] He died on 15 June 2023 at age 94.[5][13]

Honours

Rapid București

References

  1. ^ "Gheorghe Dungu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2023 și decedații săi din fotbalul intern" [2023 and its deceased from domestic football] (in Romanian). 100sport.ro. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gheorghe Dungu, legendă a Rapidului" [Gheorghe Dungu, legend of Rapid] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gheorghe Dungu, portarul cu peste 200 de meciuri în tricoul Rapidului: "Rămâne echipa mea de suflet"" [Gheorghe Dungu, the goalkeeper with over 200 matches in Rapid's shirt: "It remains my favourite team"] (in Romanian). Eurosport.ro. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Legenda Rapidului care a murit chiar în anul centenarului! Are sute de meciuri în Giulești și a antrenat naționala din Zanzibar" [The legend of the Rapid who died in the year of the centenary! He has hundreds of matches in Giulesti and coached the national team from Zanzibar] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gheorghe Dungu". Fotbalisti Romani. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Gheorghe Dungu at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1960–1961". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1961–1962". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Gheorghe Dungu". European Football. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Romania 4-0 Morocco". European Football. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  12. ^ "East Germany 3-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  13. ^ "A murit cel mai vârstnic fost jucător al Rapidului" [The oldest former Rapid player has died] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    "A murit Gheorghe Dungu, cel mai vârstnic fost jucător al Rapidului" [Gheorghe Dungu, the oldest former Rapid player, has died] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    "Doliu în lumea fotbalului românesc. A murit un legendar jucător de la Rapid" [Mourning in the world of Romanian football. A legendary Rapid player has died] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    "Doliu în sportul românesc! A murit cel mai longeviv jucător al Rapidului" [Mourning in Romanian sport! The longest-serving Rapid player has died] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    "Doliu în fotbalul românesc. A murit Gheorghe Dungu, fostul portar de la Rapid" [Mourning in Romanian football. Gheorghe Dungu, the former goalkeeper from Rapid, died] (in Romanian). Stirileprotv.ro. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    "A murit Gheorghe Dungu, fost portar al Rapidului" [Gheorghe Dungu, former goalkeeper of Rapid, died] (in Romanian). Antena.ro. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
    "Este doliu la Rapid după moartea unui fost mare portar giuleștean. "S-a alăturat Galeriei din Ceruri"" [There is mourning in Rapid after the death of a former great goalkeeper from Giulești. "Joined the Gallery in Heaven"] (in Romanian). Gandul.ro. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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