Dorel Zamfir

Dorel Zamfir (born 30 September 1961) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a right midfielder.[1]

Dorel Zamfir
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-09-30) 30 September 1961[1]
Place of birth Vișeu de Sus, Romania[1]
Position(s) Right midfielder[2]
Youth career
1968–1977 FC Constanța
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 FC Constanța 43 (3)
1980–1982 Dinamo București 27 (2)
1982 Steaua București 8 (2)
1983–1989 Argeș Pitești 196 (17)
Gloria Bistrița
Flacăra Moreni
Total 274 (24)
International career
1981 Romania U20[2] 5 (1)
Managerial career
Flacăra Moreni (player-coach)
Honours
Representing  Romania
FIFA World Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third placeFIFA U-20 World Cup1981
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Dorel 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] He started playing football at age 7, at FC Constanța's youth center, 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 match which ended with a 1–0 loss against Steaua București.[1] In the beginning of 1980, he went to play for Dinamo București, a team with which he won the 1981–82 Divizia A, playing 9 games in the campaign and the Cupa României, also playing his only game in a European competition, a 3–0 victory against Levski Sofia in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.[3][4][5][6] In 1982 he played for Dinamo's rival, Steaua București, after which he went to play for six seasons at Argeș Pitești.[1] 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]

International career

Dorel Zamfir represented Romania U20 at the 1981 World Youth Championship from Australia, playing 5 games in which he scored one goal in a 1–1 against Brazil in the group stage, helping the team finish the tournament in the 3rd position, winning the bronze medal.[1][2][7] 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 back to the country.[8]

Honours

Dinamo București

References
  1. "Meciul din 1977. Înainte de Enes Sali, a fost Dorel Zamfir! Povestea unui alt copil teribil al Farului, care a debutat la 15 ani, contra Stelei (galerie foto)" [The 1977 match. Before Enes Sali, it was Dorel Zamfir! The story of another terrible child of Farul, who debuted at the age of 15, against the Steaua] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. Dorel Zamfir at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1979-80". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1981-82". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. "Dinamo București vs. Levski Sofia 3 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "Romania U20 vs. Brazil U20 1 – 1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. "VIDEO Acum 34 de ani România a fost mai aproape ca oricând de titlul mondial la fotbal. Povestea echipei care a obţinut cea mai mare performanţă pentru FRF" [VIDEO 34 years ago, Romania was closer than ever to the world football title. The story of the team that achieved the highest performance for FRF] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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