Eugen Pojoni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1942[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ibănești, Mureș, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1961 | Avântul Reghin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961 | Avântul Reghin | ||
| 1962 | Viitorul București | 1 | (0) |
| 1963–1967 | Crișul Oradea[a] | 57 | (2) |
| 1967–1977 | UTA Arad | 247 | (9) |
| Total | 305 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Romania U18 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eugen Pojoni (also known as Jenő Pozsonyi;[2] born 1 January 1942) is a Romanian former football defender.[1]
Career
Eugen Pojoni was born on 1 January 1942 in
FC Constanța, having a total of 295 appearances and 9 goals scored in the competition, also making 16 appearances in European competitions.[1] During his career, Pojoni was called-up by coach Angelo Niculescu at Romania's senior team in order to play in some friendly games, but during one of them in which he was sent by Niculescu to warm-up and shortly afterwards told to sit on the bench because he will not be sent on the field, he got upset and told the coach to not call him anymore.[3][4] After he ended his playing career, Pojoni worked as a coach in the Romanian lower leagues, during his spell at the local club from Oravița he discovered and debuted at age of 14 in Divizia C football, the future Romanian international Dorinel Munteanu.[3][4][6]
Honours
Crișul Oradea
UTA Arad
- 1969–70[1]
Notes
- ^ The statistics for the 1966–67 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Eugen Pojoni at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Aki nemet mondott Guttmann-nak: Pozsonyi Jenő, az aradi bástya".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "70 de ani de UTA. Povestea fantastică a unuia din campionii ultimei generații de aur. Eugen Pojoni: "Am fost 16 mari și tari". Ceaușescu l-a ajutat să joace la UTA!" [70 years of UTA. The fantastic story of one of the champions of the last generation of gold. Eugen Pojoni: "We were 16 big and strong". Ceaușescu helped him to play at UTA!] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Povestea fantastică a unuia din campionii ultimei generații de aur. Eugen Pojoni: "Am fost 16 mari și tari". (II)" [The fantastic story of one of the champions of the last generation of gold. Eugen Pojoni: "We were 16 big and strong". (II)] (in Romanian). Glsa.ro. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Eugen Pojoni – Povestea unui Campion" [Eugen Pojoni – The story of a champion] (in Romanian). Glasulvailor.ro. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Aki nemet mondott Guttmann-nak: Pozsonyi Jenő, az aradi bástya" [The one who said no to Guttmann: Jenő Pozsonyi, the Arad bastion] (in Romanian). Fourfourtwo.hu. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Fotbalul de altă dată: UTA Arad – Tottenham Hotspur, Cupa UEFA, 1972" [Football of another time: UTA Arad - Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup, 1972] (in Romanian). Tackle.ro. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
External links
- Eugen Pojoni at WorldFootball.net
- Eugen Pojoni at Labtof.ro