Florea Birtașu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1930[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Romania[2] | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 2018 (aged 88)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950 | Flacăra Roșie București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951 | Flacăra București | 12 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc | 11 | (0) |
| 1954–1956 | Dinamo București | 46 | (0) |
| 1957–1960 | Progresul București[a] | 27 | (0) |
| 1960–1965 | CFR Roșiori | ||
| Total | 96 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1955 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Florea Birtașu (1 February 1930 – 9 February 2018) was a Romanian football goalkeeper.[1][3]
Club career
Florea Birtașu was born on 1 February 1930, starting to play football in 1950 at Flacăra Roșie București.[2] In 1951 he moved to Flacăra București where under the guidance of coach Gheorghe Bărbulescu he made his Divizia A debut on 16 June 1951 in a 0–0 with CCA București.[2][4] Afterwards he went to play for CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc, then in 1954 he signed for Dinamo București, his first performance with the club was reaching the 1954 Cupa României final where coach Angelo Niculescu did not use him in the eventual 2–0 loss in front of Metalul Reșița.[2][5] In the following season, Birtașu helped the club win the first Divizia A title in its history, being used by Niculescu in 18 games.[2][6] He played in the first European match of a Romanian team in the 1956–57 European Cup in the 3–1 victory against Galatasaray, helping The Red Dogs go to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia, Birtașu making two appearances in the campaign.[2][7] In 1957 he went to play for Progresul București, winning with the club the 1959–60 Cupa României but coach Augustin Botescu did not use him in the 2–0 win from the final with Dinamo Obor București.[2][8][9] In 1960, after gaining a total of 96 Divizia A appearances, Birtașu went to play for CFR Roșiori in Divizia B for a few years.[1][2][8]
International career
Florea Birtașu played three games at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Ștefan Dobay in a 1–0 loss in front of Czechoslovakia at the 1954 World Cup qualifiers.[10][11] His following two games were friendlies, a 1–0 victory against Norway and a 4–1 loss with Sweden.[10]
Death
Birtașu died on 9 February 2018 at age 88.[1][12]
Honours
Dinamo București
Progresul București
Notes
- ^ The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Progresul București are not official.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "2018, un an sfâșietor pentru lumea fotbalului. De la Ion Voinescu, la marele Balaci și omul care l-a transferat pe Hagi la Real Madrid. Lista completă a oamenilor de fotbal care ne-au părăsit" [2018, a heartbreaking year for the football world. From Ion Voinescu, to the great Balaci and the man who transferred Hagi to Real Madrid. The full list of football people who left us] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Florea Birtașu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Florea Birtașu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXIX – CEA DIN URMĂ EDIŢIE "BUCUREŞTEANĂ"" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXIX – THE LAST "BUCHARESTIAN" EDITION] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1954". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "RETRO GSP. 64 de ani de la primul meci european al unei echipe românești. Dinamo i-a scos pe turci, apoi a urmat măcelul!" [RETRO GSP. 64 years since the first European match of a Romanian team. Dinamo took out the Turks, then the slaughter followed!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Florea Birtașu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1959–1960". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Florea Birtașu". European Football. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Czechoslovakia 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "S-a stins din viață Florea Birtașu, fost internațional român" [Florea Birtașu, a former Romanian international, passed away.] (in Romanian). Frf.ro. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
External links
- Florea Birtașu at Labtof.ro