Gheorghe Dărăban (born 2 October 1946 – 3 January 2017) was a Romanian professional footballer and football manager. Dărăban grew up in Bihorul Beiuș youth center (known at that time under the name of Steaua Roșie Beiuș. He mad his senior debut at the age of 16, then after he graduate the high school moved to Victoria Târgu Jiu, then to Steaua Roșie Salonta and Minerul Bihor. At the age of 22 he was remarked by FC Bihor Oradea club for which he made his debut in the 1967–68 promotion play-off.[1] He played for FC Bihor in 179 matches and scored 16 goals (79 matches and 6 goals in Divizia A) then, after retirement, managed FC Bihor Oradea in various occasions as a head coach or assistant coach, at the level of the Divizia A and Divizia B.[2][3]
Gheorghe Dărăban died on 3 January 2017 at the age of 70 and was buried in the Rulikowski Cemetery in Oradea.[4]
Honours
Bihor Oradea
References
- ^ "A murit fostul fotbalist Gheorghe Dărăban. "Era singurul român de la FC Bihor, dar a știut să se facă plăcut!"". libertatea.ro. 5 January 2017.
- ^ Ciubotaru, Constantin (2024). Loturi Divizia A (volume 2). București: Editura Babel. pp. 1–209.
- ^ Ciubotaru, Constantin (2024). Loturi Divizia B. București: Editura Babel.
- ^ "In memoriam 4 ianuarie 2017". crisana.ro. 4 January 2017.
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