Simion Surdan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1940[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pustiniș, Uivar, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 10 July 2006 (aged 66)[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1957 | CFR Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1963 | CFR Timișoara | 102 | (25) |
| 1963–1975 | Politehnica Timișoara | 282 | (58) |
| Total | 384 | (83) | |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1966 | Romania U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 1966 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2020 | |||
Simion Surdan (9 February 1940 – 10 July 2006) was a Romanian footballer who played as a central midfielder for CFR Timișoara and Politehnica Timișoara.[1][3] While playing for Politehnica he scored one goal in the 1973–74 Cupa României final which was lost with 4–2 to Jiul Petroșani.[4][5] He also worked as a doctor.[6]
Club career
[edit]Simion Surdan was born on 9 February 1940 in the Pustiniș village, part of the Uivar commune from the Timiș County of Romania.[1][2][6] He started playing junior level football in 1956 at CFR Timișoara, one year later starting to play for the senior squad in Divizia B.[1][2][7] After six seasons he moved to neighboring club, Politehnica where he made his Divizia A debut on 25 August 1963 in a 2–0 home win over Progresul București in which he scored once.[1][2][7] The team relegated at the end of his first season but Surdan stayed with the club, helping it promote back to the first league after one year.[1][2] In the 1966–67 season he scored 12 goals but Politehnica relegated once again.[1][2] After six years spent in Divizia B, Surdan promoted once again with The White-Purples to the first league, reaching afterwards the 1974 Cupa României final where coach Ion Ionescu used him all the minutes in the eventual 4–2 loss in front of Jiul Petroșani in which he scored once.[1][2][4] Surdan made his last Divizia A appearance on 4 May 1975 in a 2–0 away loss with Argeș Pitești, having a total of 124 matches with 22 goals scored in the competition.[1][2]
International career
[edit]Between 1963 and 1966, Simion Surdan made seven appearances for Romania's under-23 squad.[8]
Surdan played one game at international level for Romania's national team under coach Ilie Oană in a Euro 1968 qualifying match which ended with a 4–2 win against Switzerland.[9][10]
Death
[edit]Simion Surdan died on 10 July 2006 at the age of 66.[2][6][9]
Honours
[edit]Politehnica Timișoara
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Simion Surdan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Simion Surdan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Simion Surdan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c "Romanian Cup - Season 1973 - 1974". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Ionel Bungău - amintiri din cariera sportivă" [Ionel Bungău - memories from his career in sports] (in Romanian). Ziarultimisoara.ro. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Uivar" (in Romanian). Btc-egtc.eu. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Surdan" (in Romanian). Members.tripod.com. 3 November 1966. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Simion Surdan profile". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Simion Surdan". European Football. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Switzerland 4:2". European Football. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Simion Surdan at WorldFootball.net
- Labtof profile