Silviu Ploeșteanu

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Silviu Ploeșteanu
Silviu Ploeșteanu in 1963, coach of Romania's national football team
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-01-28)28 January 1913
Place of birth Craiova, Romania
Date of death 13 April 1969(1969-04-13) (aged 56)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1932 UD Reșița
1932–1937
Universitatea Cluj
 87 (30)
1937–1946
Venus București[a]
 88 (18)
1948–1949 UA Brașov
Total 175 (48)
International career‡
1937–1941 Romania 11 (1)
Managerial career
1948–1968 Steagul Roșu Brașov
1962–1963 Romania
1964 Romania Olympic
1968–1969 Tractorul Brașov
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 2010

Silviu Ploeșteanu (28 January 1913 – 13 April 1969) was a Romanian footballer and manager.

Club career

Silviu Ploeșteanu, nicknamed Ploaie (

Venus, which was composed of four games, Ploeșteanu playing in all of them, scoring a goal in the first as the team eventually lost in the last game against Rapid București.[8] Silviu Ploeșteanu ended his career by spending one year as a player-coach in the regional championship at UA Brașov.[1][3][4][5]

International career

Silviu Ploeșteanu played 11 games and scored one goal at international level for Romania, making his debut on 8 July 1937 under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 away victory against Lithuania.[9][10] He scored a goal in a game against Germany and was captain in a 2–1 victory against Yugoslavia.[9] His last appearance took place on 12 October 1941 in a 3–2 victory against Slovakia.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 July 1940
Frankfurt am Main, Nazi Germany
  Germany 2–7 3–9 Friendly

Managerial career

"Everything I know in football I know from our beloved coach Silviu Ploeșteanu. He taught us that to succeed you need measure, common sense, heart, character and passion"

–Emanoil Hașoti, former Steagul Roșu Brașov player[3]

Silviu Ploeșteanu started his managerial career at

1967–68 season, relegating to Divizia B.[3][4] His last coaching experience took part at Tractorul Brașov from 1968 until 1969.[3] Silviu Ploeșteanu has a total of 249 Divizia A games as a manager, consisting of 104 victories, 49 draws and 96 losses.[13]

Personal life

Silviu Ploeșteanu was known as an anti-communist, telling everyone whom he would interact:"Never call me comrade! I was born a sir and I will always be a sir".

Stadionul Silviu Ploeșteanu from Brașov is named in his honor.[3][4]

Honours

Player

UD Reșița

Universitatea Cluj

Venus București

Manager

Steagul Roșu Brașov

Notes

  1. Venus București are not official with the exception of the 1945–46 regional championship.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Silviu Ploeșteanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "File de poveste – perioada Juventus! Episodul XXIV – "Ultimul șut aduce promovarea"" [Story files - the Juventus period! Episode XXIV - "The Last Shot Gets the Promotion"] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulpatrianoastra.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "109 ani de la naşterea lui Silviu Ploeşteanu, omul care a ridicat "Steagul Roşu" şi care a obţinut cel mai mare rezultat al României la Jocurile Olimpice. Era un anti-comunist convins: "Mie să nu-mi spuneți niciodată tovarăș!"" [109 years since the birth of Silviu Ploeșteanu, the man who raised the "Red Flag" and who obtained Romania's highest result at the Olympic Games. He was a staunch anti-communist: "Never call me comrade!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "SPORT108 ani de la naşterea lui Silviu Ploeşteanu. Marele antrenor încă trăieşte prin inimile "stegarilor"" [SPORT 108 years since the birth of Silviu Ploeşteanu. The great coach still lives on in the hearts of the "flagbearers"] (in Romanian). Brasov.net. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Silviu Ploeșteanu profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  6. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1933–1934". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1939–1940". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Silviu Ploeșteanu player profile". European Football. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Lithuania 0-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Silviu Ploeșteanu manager profile". European Football. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Galben-negrii au fost alb-albaştri! Povestea culorilor lui FC Braşov relatată de fosta glorie a "stegarilor", Csaba Gyorffy" [The yellow-blacks were white-blue! The story of FC Braşov's colors told by the former glory of "The Flag-bearers", Csaba Gyorffy] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Top 60 antrenori" [Top 60 coaches] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

External links

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