Gheorghe Gornea
 Gornea in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Gornea | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Sinaia, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 2005 (aged 60–61) | ||
| Place of death | Sinaia, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1964 | Carpați Sinaia | ||
| 1964–1966 |
Steaua București | 3 | (0) |
| 1966–1971 |
UTA Arad | 127 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 |
Minerul Baia Mare | 8 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | CSM Reșița | 13 | (0) |
| 1973–1976 | Rapid Arad | 41 | (0) |
| Total | 192 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1970 | Romania | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gheorghe Gornea (2 August 1944 – 2005) was a
Club career
Gheorghe Gornea was born on 2 August 1944 in
He also helped the team by having an appreciated performance when they eliminated the defending
International career
Gornea played four games in which he conceded two goals at international level for Romania, all under the guidance of coach Angelo Niculescu, making his debut on 27 October 1968 when he came as a substitute at half-time and replaced Narcis Coman in a 3–0 away loss against Portugal at the 1970 World Cup qualifiers in which he conceded one goal from Jacinto Santos.[2][6][7] His following game was a 0–0 with England, afterwards appearing in a 2–0 victory against Switzerland at the 1970 World Cup qualifiers and his last game was another friendly against England, played on the Wembley Stadium which ended 1–1 in which he had an appreciated performance, being nicknamed "The hero from Wembley".[2][6] Gornea was also selected by Angelo Niculescu to be part of Romania's squad at the 1970 World Cup final tournament, but he did not play in any game there.[2][8]
Death
After he retired, Gornea struggled with alcoholism and had both of his legs amputated, dying in 2005 in his native town, Sinaia.[1][2][8]
Honours
Steaua București
UTA Arad
Individual
- Romanian Footballer of the Year (fourth place): 1968[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Gheorghe Gornea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gică Gornea, portarul marilor noastre meciuri" [Gică Gornea, the goalkeeper of our great matches] (in Romanian). Utisti.ro. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Gheorghe Gornea at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Romania - Player of the Year Awards". Rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Gheorghe Gornea". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Portugal 3-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Guadalajara, blestemul unei generaţii uitate" [Guadalajara, the curse of a forgotten generation] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
- Gheorghe Gornea at WorldFootball.net
- Romania National Team 1960–1969 – Details
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