Constantin Traian Ștefan (born 8 January 1951) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantin Traian Ștefan[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | (1951-01-08) 8 January 1951 (age 71)[3] | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov, Romania[3] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1969 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1974 | Universitatea Cluj | 85 | (0) |
| 1974–1980 | Dinamo București | 101 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Rapid București | ||
| 1982–1984 | Dinamo Victoria București | ||
| Total | 186 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2020 | |||
Constantin Ștefan was born on 3 January 1951 in Brașov, Romania.[3][5] He started his career at age 14 at the junior squads of Universitatea Cluj, a team for which he made his Divizia A debut on 23 September 1968 when coach Constantin Teașcă sent him on the field in the 88th minute in order to replace Cristian Ringheanu in a 3–0 victory against Argeș Pitești and won the national title at junior level in 1969.[3][5][6] After 6 seasons in which he played 85 Divizia A matches for "U" Cluj, helping the club finish 3rd in the 1971–72 Divizia A, also appearing in two games against Levski Sofia in the 1972–73 UEFA Cup, he was transferred to Dinamo București.[3][5] In his first season spent with The Red Dogs, he won the Divizia A title under coach Nicolae Dumitru, making only 2 appearances as the team's first choice for the goalkeeper position was Mircea Constantinescu, but won another title in the 1976–77 season, this time making 31 appearances under coach Ion Nunweiller.[3][7] Ștefan played a total of 101 Divizia A appearances in his 6 seasons spent at Dinamo and played 7 games in European competitions, including a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory against Real Madrid in the 1975–76 European Cup.[3][8] Constantin Ștefan ended his career by playing three seasons in Divizia B, one at Rapid București and the last two at Dinamo Victoria București, afterwards working as a mathematics teacher.[3][5]
Constantin Ștefan played one game for Romania under coach Ștefan Kovács in a 1–0 defeat against East Germany on Stadion der Weltjugend from Berlin.[9][10]
Dinamo București