Lajos Sătmăreanu
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Salonta, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1961 | Recolta Salonta | ||
| 1961–1962 | Crișana Oradea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Crișana Oradea | 1 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Flamura Roșie Oradea | 18 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 12 | (1) |
| 1965–1975 | Steaua București | 271 | (11) |
| 1975 | Bihor Oradea | 14 | (1) |
| 1975–1977 | Progresul București[a] | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 336 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Romania Olympic[1] | 10 | (0) |
| 1967–1973 | Romania[3] | 42 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–2011 | Steaua București (juniors) | ||
| 2011 | Școala Privată de Fotbal "Vasile Matincă" (juniors) | ||
| 2011–2016 | Argeșul Mihăilești | ||
| 2016– | CSA Steaua București (juniors) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lajos Sătmăreanu (also known as Ludovic Sătmăreanu, Hungarian: Szatmári Lajos, born 21 February 1944) is a Romanian former football player of Hungarian ethnicity.[4]
Club career
[edit]Lajos Sătmăreanu, nicknamed Facchetti of the Carpathians was born on 21 February 1944 in Salonta, Romania and started to play football in 1958 at local club, Recolta.[2][4][5] He made his Divizia A debut on 17 March 1963, playing for Crișana Oradea in a 4–2 away loss against Steaua București, shortly afterwards moving to play at neighboring team, Flamura Roșie in Divizia B for one season.[2][4][5]
After another Divizia B season, this time spent at ASA Târgu Mureș, Sătmăreanu went to play at Steaua for 10 seasons, winning one league title in the 1967–68 season, being used by coach Ștefan Kovács in 26 matches and also winning five Cupa României, scoring the last goal of the 4–0 victory against UTA Arad from the 1966 final.[2][4][5][6] For the way he played in 1968, Sătmăreanu was placed third in the ranking for the Romanian Footballer of the Year award, in the following year being fourth.[7] German club Hertha BSC wanted to sign Sătmăreanu after his performance at the 1970 World Cup, but Romania's communist regime refused to let him go.[8] During his period spent with The Military Men he also played 20 games in European competitions, taking part in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, playing all six games as the team reached the quarter-finals by eliminating Hibernians and Barcelona, being eliminated after 1–1 on aggregate on the away goal rule by Bayern Munich.[2][5][8][9]
In 1975 he went to play at fellow Divizia A team, Bihor Oradea, leaving after half of season to go play in Divizia B for Progresul București, helping the team earn the promotion to the first league, making his last Divizia A appearance on 8 June 1977 in a 2–1 home victory against FCM Reșiţa, having a total of 306 matches with six goals scored in the competition.[2][4][5][8]
International career
[edit]"Sătmăreanu was one of the most constant players I had at the World Cup from Mexico."
–Angelo Niculescu, former Romania manager[5]
Lajos Sătmăreanu played for Romania in 42 matches, scoring one goal, making his debut under coach Bazil Marian in a 1–1 friendly against Uruguay, which took place in Montevideo on Estadio Gran Parque Central.[3][10] He played six games at the successful 1970 World Cup qualifiers, also being used by coach Angelo Niculescu in all the minutes of the three group matches from the final tournament as Romania did not advance to the next stage.[3] Sătmăreanu also played nine matches at the 1972 Euro qualifiers, scoring one goal in the first quarter-finals game out of three against Hungary, who eventually defeated Romania in the third game, advancing to the final tournament.[3] He played four matches at the 1974 World Cup qualifiers, his last one being a 1–0 victory against East Germany.[3][11]
For representing his country at the 1970 World Cup, Sătmăreanu was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[12]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sătmăreanu goal.[3]
| # | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 April 1972 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 31 |  Hungary |
1–1 | 1–1 | Euro 1972 quarter-finals |
Coaching career
[edit]Lajos Sătmăreanu worked as a coach at the juvenile level, mostly at Steaua București where between 1977 and 2011 he taught and formed generations of players, which include Daniel Gherasim, Dan Petrescu, Marius Mitu, Robert Niță and George Ogăraru.[5][13] Afterwards he coached juniors at Școala Privată de Fotbal "Vasile Matincă" for a short while, then he coached senior team Argeșul Mihăilești in the Romanian lower leagues for a few years, before returning to coaching juniors in 2016 at CSA Steaua București.[5][8][13][14][15][16]
Honours
[edit]Steaua București
Progresul București
Individual
- Romanian Footballer of the Year (third place): 1968, (fourth place): 1969[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The statistics for the 1975–76 Divizia B season are unavailable.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lajos Sătmăreanu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lajos Sătmăreanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f "Lajos Sătmăreanu". European Football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e ""Angelo Niculescu mi-a zis că nu mă bagă pentru că sunt maghiar şi Partidul crede că vând meciul. Sper să nu prind ziua când ne vor bate iar"" ["Angelo Niculescu told me that he won't use me because I'm Hungarian and the Party thinks I'm selling the match. I hope I don't catch the day when they beat us again"] (in Romanian). Orangesport.ro. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h ""Facchetti" din Carpaţi" ["Facchetti" from the Carpathians] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
"Romanian Cup – Season 1965–1966". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 October 2022. - ^ a b "Romania - Player of the Year Awards". Rsssf.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Lajos Sătmăreanu a împlinit 78 de ani! Interviu de colecție cu legenda roș-albastră despre adevărata Steaua, românul care era la nivelul lui Cruyff și fotbalul de azi: "E o nebunie! Unde se va ajunge?!"" [Lajos Sătmăreanu turned 78 years old! Collection interview with the red-blue legend about the real Steaua, the Romanian who was at Cruyff's level and today's football: "It's crazy! Where will it end?!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "În 1972, Steaua a fost la un pas să o elimine pe Bayern" [In 1972, Steaua was one step away from eliminating Bayern] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
"Cupa Cupelor, sezonul 1971/72, sferturi: Steaua 1-1 Bayern, 8 martie 1972" [Cup Winners' Cup, season 1971/72, quarter-finals: Steaua 1-1 Bayern, 8 March 1972]. Tikitaka.ro. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
"Lajos Sătmăreanu. UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1971/1972". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 September 2022. - ^ "Uruguay - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Romania 1-0 East Germany". European Football. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
"Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2019. - ^ a b "Dat afară de la Steaua, Lajos Sătmăreanu antrenează la şcoala fostului său elev, Vasile Matincă: "Altfel nu pot să trăiesc!"" [Dismissed from Steaua, Lajos Sătmăreanu trains at the school of his former student, Vasile Matincă: " Otherwise I can't live!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Falemi si-a gasit echipa in Liga a IV-a! Fostul stelist antreneaza la Mihailesti" [Falemi found his team in the 4th League! The former Steaua player trains at Mihailesti] (in Romanian). Sptfm.ro. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Lajos Sătmăreanu a vorbit despre CSA Steaua: "Un proiect serios. Armata nu se joacă!"" [Lajos Sătmăreanu spoke about CSA Steaua: "A serious project. The army does not play!"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Lajos Sătmăreanu îi va enerva pe ultrașii de la CSA Steaua: "Mă doare că FCSB nu e pe primul loc!"" [Lajos Sătmăreanu will annoy the ultras from CSA Steaua: "It hurts me that FCSB is not in first place!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Lajos Sătmăreanu at WorldFootball.net
- Lajos Sătmăreanu at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Salonta
- Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Footballers from Oradea
- Romanian men's footballers
- Olympic footballers for Romania
- Romania men's international footballers
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- FCSB players
- FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players
- ASA Târgu Mureș (1962) players
- FC Progresul București players
- Club Atletic Oradea players
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- Romanian football managers
- Footballers from Bihor County