Английская Википедия:Dorel Zamfir

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Dorel Zamfir (30 September 1961 – 6 October 2023) was a Romanian footballer who played as a right midfielder.[1][2][3]

Club career

Zamfir was born on 30 September 1961 in Vișeu de Sus, Maramureș County, but when he was two months old, his parents settled in his father's city, Constanța.[1][4][5][6][7] He started playing football at age 7, at FC Constanța's youth center where he worked with coach Iosif Bükössy, making his debut for the senior team when he played a full match at the age of 15 years, five months and 16 days on 16 March 1977 under coach Gheorghe Ola in a Divizia A home game which ended with a 1–0 loss against Steaua București.[1][4][5] In the beginning of 1980, he went to play for Dinamo București, a team with which he won The Double in the 1981–82 season, being used by coach Valentin Stănescu in 9 league matches, also playing his only game in a European competition, a 3–0 victory against Levski Sofia in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.[1][4][5][6][8][9][10][11] In 1982 he played for Dinamo București's rival, Steaua București, after which he went to play for six seasons at Argeș Pitești.[1][4][5][6] In the following years of his career, Zamfir went to play for Gloria Bistrița, also heaving some experiences playing abroad in Turkey and Israel, ending his career as a player-coach at Flacăra Moreni.[1][6]

International career

Zamfir represented Romania U20 at the 1981 World Youth Championship in Australia, playing five games in which he scored one goal in a 1–1 against Brazil in the group stage, helping the team finish the tournament on the 3rd position, winning the bronze medal.[1][12][4][6][7][13] After the tournament, Zamfir decided to remain in Australia, at that time defection from the Socialist Republic of Romania being illegal, but he willingly returned to the country.[14]

Death

Zamfir died on 6 October 2023, at the age of 62.[4][5][6][15][16][17]

Honours

Dinamo București

References

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