Romulus Gabor
 Gabor in 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Romulus Gabor | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1961 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pui, Hunedoara County, Romania | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Jiul Petroșani | |||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 |
Corvinul Hunedoara | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1978–1991 |
Corvinul Hunedoara | 305 | (68) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Diósgyőri VTK | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1992 |
Corvinul Hunedoara | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1994 |
Unirea Alba Iulia | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1996 |
Corvinul Hunedoara | 45 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 1996 |
Inter Sibiu | 14 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Viitorul Oradea | |||||||||||||
| Total | 411 | (94) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Romania U20 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1981–1986[1] | Romania | 35 | (2) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 |
Corvinul Hunedoara | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 |
Mureşul Deva | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 |
FC Hunedoara | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 |
Cetate Deva (technical director) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 |
Cetate Deva | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Romulus Gabor (born 14 October 1961) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Romulus Gabor was born on 14 October 1961 in
International career
Romulus Gabor played 35 games and scored 2 goals for Romania, all under the guidance of coach Mircea Lucescu, being nicknamed "Lucescu's child", making his debut on 11 November 1981 in a 0–0 against Switzerland at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers.[8][9][10] He played 6 games at the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers.[9] He was used by coach Mircea Lucescu in two games at the Euro 1984 final tournament, in the first one which was a 1–1 against Spain he played as a starter until the 76th minute when he was replaced by Gheorghe Hagi and in the second one he came as a substitute and replaced Mircea Irimescu in the 59th minute of a 1–0 loss against Portugal as Romania did not pass the group stage.[8][9][11][12] He scored his first goal for the national team from a free kick in a friendly against Turkey.[8][9] Romulus Gabor played two games at the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, scored his second goal in a friendly against Egypt and made his last appearance on 23 April 1986 in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 victory against Soviet Union.[9] Gabor was also part of Romania's U20 squad at the 1981 World Youth Championship from Australia, appearing in 6 games in which he scored two goals, helping the team finish the tournament in the 3rd position, winning the bronze medal, also winning the Golden Ball award for the best player of the tournament and the Bronze shoe for the third goalscorer of the competition.[3][4][5][6][13]
For representing his country at Euro 1984, Gabor was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[3][14][15]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gabor goal.[9]
| # | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 January 1983 | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 12 |  Turkey |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 March 1986 | Al-Iskandarīyah Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | 33 |  Egypt |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Corvinul Hunedoara
Individual
- Romanian Footballer of the Year(fifth place): 1981,
References
- ^ "Romulus Gabor - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Romulus Gabor at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c "Cum a fost arestat de pe banca de rezerve marele fotbalist Romulus Gabor pe timpul lui Ceaușescu" [How the great footballer Romulus Gabor was arrested from the reserve bench during Ceaușescu's time] (in Romanian). Evenimentulistoric.ro. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Romulus Gabor – Balonul la aur la juniori" [Romulus Gabor – Ballon d'or for juniors] (in Romanian). Hunedoaralibera.ro. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Romulus Gabor își spune poveștile și își dezvăluie regretele la "Prietenii lui Ovidiu". Astăzi, de la ora 20:00, pe GSP.ro" [Romulus Gabor tells his tories and his regrets at "Ovidiu's friends". Today, from 20:00, on GSP.ro] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Romulus Gabor, interviu special la 60 de ani: "Nea Mircea Lucescu a avut dezlegarea mea în alb, dar nu știu de ce nu am mai ajuns la Dinamo" Exclusiv" [Romulus Gabor, special interview at 60 years old: "Nea Mircea Lucescu had my release in white, but I don't know why I didn't get to Dinamo" Exclusive] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b ""Primă" inedită primită de Romulus Gabor în anii de glorie. "La fiecare gol primeam o sticlă de Pepsi! Era un lux pe vremea aia"" [Uncommon "match prise" received by Romulus Gabor in his glory years. "At each goal scored I received a bottle of pepsi! It was luxury for those times"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "38 de ani de la primul gol în națională pentru egalul lui Messi și Maradona: "N-am fost "copilul" lui Lucescu, ci unicul Balon de Aur al fotbalului românesc!"" [38 years since the first goal in the national team for the equal of Messi and Maradona: "I was not Lucescu's "child", but the only Ballon d'Or of Romanian football!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Romulus Gabor". European Football. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland 0-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Romania 1-1 Spain". European Football. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Portugal 1-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Romulus Gabor at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
External links
- Romulus Gabor at National-Football-Teams.com
- Romania National Team 1980–1989 - Details
