Andrei Speriatu (born 29 September 1957) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Speriatu is considered a legend of Argeș Pitești and Sportul Studențesc, also playing for teams such as Dinamo București, Shimshon Tel Aviv or Dacia Pitești.[1][2]
Club career
Andrei Speriatu was born on 29 September 1957 in Toporu, Romania, starting to play junior level football in 1972 at local club, Spicu.[1][2] In 1973 he went to Argeș Pitești where he made his Divizia A debut on 21 November 1976 in a 3–1 away loss in front of UTA Arad.[1][2] In the 1978–79 UEFA Cup edition he helped the team eliminate Panathinaikos in the first round with a 5–1 aggregate victory.[1][3] In the following one they met Valencia led by Mario Kempes, earning a 2–1 win in the first leg, however they lost the second one with 5–2, thus the campaign ending.[1][3][4] In the same season he helped Argeș win the title, being used by coach Florin Halagian in 17 games, having to compete to be first-choice goalkeeper with Cristian Gheorghe.[1][5]
In 1980, Speriatu went to play for one season at Dinamo București, working with coach Valentin Stănescu who used him regularly as they earned a runner-up position in the league.[1][2][6] Afterwards he went at Sportul Studențesc București where he spent five seasons, the highlights of this period being a second place in the 1985–86 season and a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory against Inter Milan from the 1984–85 UEFA Cup, however the second leg was lost with 2–0.[1][2][7]
In 1986 he returned to Argeș Pitești for four seasons, then made a comeback for one year at Sportul Studențesc.[1][2] In 1991 he had an experience playing abroad at Israeli second league side, Shimshon Tel Aviv.[1][2] Afterwards he came back for a third spell at Sportul Studențesc where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 20 June 1993 in a 4–2 away loss in front of Dinamo, having a total of 406 appearances in the competition, also he played a total of 10 games in the UEFA Cup.[1][2] Speriatu ended his career in 1994 after he spent one season at Dacia Pitești in Divizia C, helping it promote to the second league.[1][8]
International career
Andrei Speriatu made four appearances at international level for Romania, making his debut on 13 May 1979 under coach Florin Halagian in a 1–1 with Cyprus at the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[9][10] His following three appearances were friendlies, the last one taking place on 17 March 1986 when he kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 with Iraq.[9]
International stats
| Romania national team[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Coaching career
Andrei Speriatu had his first coaching experience at Dacia Pitești, then from 1997 until 1998 he was head coach of Sportul Studențesc.[2][8][11] Afterwards he worked as a goalkeeper coach for several clubs and as an assistant on several occasions at Argeș Pitești for head coaches Nicolae Dobrin, Constantin Stancu, Marian Bondrea and Bogdan Vintilă.[2][8][11][12] He also worked at Argeș's Center for Children and Juniors and was a scouter for the same team.[2][8]
Honours
Argeș Pitești
Dacia Pitești
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Andrei Speriatu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Fostul portar Andrei Speriatu, legendă a FC Argeș, cooptat în cadrul clubului din Pitești. Va avea două funcții" [Former goalkeeper Andrei Speriatu, legend of FC Argeș, co-opted in the club from Pitești. He will have two functions] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Andrei Speriatu. UEFA Cup 1978/1979". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
"Ziua în care Kempes s-a înclinat în fața lui Dobrin" [The day Kempes bowed to Dobrin] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2024. - ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1980–81". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "35 de ani de la cea mai glorioasă victorie a Sportului: 1-0 cu legendara Inter" [35 years since the most glorious victory of Sportul: 1-0 with the legendary Inter] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
"Andrei Speriatu. UEFA Cup 1984/1985". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 August 2024. - ^ a b c d ""E cel mai mare câștig, numai așa se formează echipele!" Fostul campion al României, discurs pro-Iordănescu în interviul din GSP" ["It's the biggest win, that's the only way teams are formed!" The former champion of Romania, pro-Iordănescu speech in the GSP interview] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Andrei Speriatu". European Football. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Cyprus 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Andrei Speriatu este noul antrenor secund al FC Argeș" [Andrei Speriatu is the new assistant coach of FC Argeș] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Andrei Speriatu, noul antrenor secund al echipei FC Argeș" [Andrei Speriatu, the new assistant coach of the FC Argeș team] (in Romanian). Universulargesean.ro. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
External links
- Andrei Speriatu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Andrei Speriatu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andrei Speriatu at WorldFootball.net