Mircea Axente (footballer, born 1944)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 December 1944[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Arad, Romania[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gloria Arad | |||
| UTA Arad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1976 | UTA Arad | 286 | (42) |
| 1976–1977 | Rapid Arad | ||
| International career | |||
| 1966 | Romania U23[3] | 1 | (1) |
| 1970 | Romania B[3] | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mircea Axente (born 9 December 1944) is a Romanian former football midfielder and referee.[1][2][4]
Career
[edit]Mircea Axente was born on 9 December 1944 in Arad, Romania and started playing junior level football at Gloria Arad but after he was seen by UTA Arad's coach Nicolae Dumitrescu at a school championship, he was signed by The Old Lady where he started his senior career making his Divizia A debut on 21 June 1964 in a 2–0 away loss in front of Știința Cluj.[2][4] His first performance was reaching the 1966 Cupa României final which was lost with 4–0 in front of Steaua București, afterwards he won two consecutive titles with coach Dumitrescu, at the first contributing with 8 goals scored in 29 appearances and in the second he played 30 games and scored 6 goals.[2][4][5][6] Axente also made some European performances with The Old Lady as giving the assist to Florian Dumitrescu who scored UTA's decisive goal that eliminated Feyenoord in the 1970–71 European Cup who were European champions at that time and reaching the 1971–72 UEFA Cup quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur who would eventually win the competition.[2][4][7][8][9][10] He spent 13 seasons at UTA, his last Divizia A match taking place on 20 June 1976 in a 3–2 away loss in front of ASA Târgu Mureș, having a total of 286 appearances and 42 goals scored in the competition, also making 11 appearances in European competitions.[2][4] Axente retired in 1977 after he spent a season in Divizia B at Rapid Arad.[2]
After retirement
[edit]After he ended his playing career, Axente became a referee, arbitrating matches in Romania's top-league Divizia A and at international and European club level.[4][7]
A book about him was written by Radu Romănescu and Ionel Costin, called Mircea Axente, de pe maidanele Aradului în casa campioanei lumii (Mircea Axente, from the slopes of Arad in the world champion's house).[7][8][11][12]
Honours
[edit]UTA Arad
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mircea Axente at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mircea Axente at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b "Mircea Axente profile". 11v11. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h ""Senatorul" benzilor marii echipe a UTA-ei a împlinit 70 de ani" [The "senator" of the wings of the great team of UTA has turned 70 years old] (in Romanian). Glsa.ro. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1965-1966". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lansare de carte la Muzeu" [Book launch at the museum] (in Romanian). Aradon.ro. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b "74 de ani de UTA! "Campioana Provinciei" a sărbătorit prin lansarea volumului "Mircea Axente, de pe maidanele Aradului în casa campioanei lumii"" [74 years of UTA! "Champion of the Province" celebrated by launching the volume "Mircea Axente, from the slopes of Arad in the house of the world champion"] (in Romanian). Ghidularadean.ro. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "UTA – Feyenoord, o victorie de legendă. Florian Dumitrescu: "De frică ne-am mobilizat total"" [UTA - Feyenoord, a legendary victory. Florian Dumitrescu: "Fear totally mobilized us"] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Fotbalul de altă dată: UTA Arad – Tottenham Hotspur, Cupa UEFA, 1972" [Football of another time: UTA Arad - Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup, 1972] (in Romanian). Tackle.ro. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "A 74-a aniversare a "Bătrânei Doamne", sub semnul extremei ce a îngenunchiat Feyenoordul: "Mircea Axente, de pe maidanele Aradului în casa campioanei lumii"" [74th anniversary of the "Old Lady", under the sign of the winger that made Feyenoord kneel: "Mircea Axente, from the slopes of Arad in the world champion's house"] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ ""De pe maidanele Aradului în casa campioanei lumii"" ["From the slopes of Arad in the world champion's house"] (in Romanian). Aradon.ro. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- Mircea Axente player profile at Labtof.ro
- Mircea Axente referee profile at Labtof.ro