Sever Coracu
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 2 October 1920||
Place of birth | Kovin, Kingdom of SCS[1] | ||
Date of death | Unknown | ||
Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
1934–1937 | Progresul Timișoara | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1937–1938 | Ripensia Timișoara | ||
1938–1949 | Universitatea Cluj[a] | 88 | (43) |
1950–1952 | Locomotiva Cluj | ||
Total | 88 | (43) | |
International career | |||
1940–1946 | Romania | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sever Coracu (born 2 October 1920, date of death unknown) was a Romanian football striker and a sprinter.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He was national champion at 200 metres sprint in 1939.[5][6][7]
Club career
"Left winger, unique for his speed, international football player, athletic, with a perfect strike of the ball with both feet, finisher par excellence if he was well valued, exceptional counter-attacking player"
–Dr. Constantin Rădulescu talking about Sever Coracu[8]
Sever Coracu was born on 2 October 1920 in Kovin, Kingdom of SCS, starting to play junior level football in 1934 in Timișoara, Romania at local club Progresul, afterwards moving to Ripensia.[1][8] In 1938 he went to play for Universitatea Cluj, firstly at the junior squads.[8] He scored his first goal for the senior side in a 7–0 win over Olimpia Satu Mare from the 1939–40 Divizia B season, at the end of which the team finished on the second place, playing a play-off for promotion to Divizia A against Victoria Cluj in which he scored two goals in the 5–1 victory.[8][9]
Sever Coracu stayed with "U" Cluj in the hardest period of the club's history, as in 1940, the team moved from
In the summer of 1946, the
International career
Sever Coracu made his debut at international level for Romania under coach Liviu Iuga in a 2–1 away victory against Yugoslavia.[7][15][16] He also appeared in a 1–0 loss against Albania, at the 1946 Balkan Cup.[7][15][17]
Honours
Universitatea Cluj
- Cupa României runner-up: 1941–42, 1948–49[11][14]
Notes
- Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances during this period for Universitatea Cluj are not official.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Sever Coracu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Sever Coracu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Sever Coracu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Progresul Spartac și Universitatea Cluj-Napoca, "derby-ul pribegiei"" [Progresul Spartac and Universitatea Cluj-Napoca, the "derby of runaways"] (in Romanian). Romanialibera.ro. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Fotbaliști care au evoluat sub tricolor, dar s-au născut în afara granițelor României" [Footballers who evolved under the tricolor, but were born outside the borders of Romania] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Istoric atletism" [History of athletics] (in Romanian). U-cluj.ro. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Alfred Eisenbeisser to Bondoc Ionescu-Crum: Romanian legends who excelled in multiple sports". Fifa.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Sever Coracu" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1939–40 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Viața și moartea doctorului Luca. Citește emoționanta și incredibila poveste a ultimului simbol al lui "U"" [The life and death of Dr. Luca. Read the exciting and incredible story of the last symbol of "U"] (in Romanian). Clujeanul.gandul.ro. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1941–1942". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1940–41 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1941–42 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1948–1949". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Sever Coracu". European Football. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Yugoslavia - Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Albania - Romania 1:0". European Football. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
External links
- Sever Coracu at Labtof.ro