Petru Șchiopu (28 April 1947 – 10 October 2014) was a Romanian football midfielder.[1][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1947[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pecica, Romania[2] | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 2014 (aged 67)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1970 | UTA Arad | 97 | (18) |
| 1971–1973 | Bihor Oradea | 64 | (12) |
| 1973–1974 | Mureșul Deva | 25 | (10) |
| 1974–1976 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| 1976–1977 | Mureșul Deva | ||
| 1977–1978 | Victoria Călan | ||
| 1978–1980 | Aurul Brad | ||
| 1980–1982 | UTA Arad | 33 | (7) |
| 1982–1983 | Strungul Arad | ||
| Total | 219 | (47) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1968 | Romania U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editPetru Șchiopu was born on 28 April 1947 in Pecica, Romania, starting to play football at UTA Arad, making his Divizia A debut on 2 May 1966 in a 1–1 with Știința Craiova.[1] Under the guidance of coach Nicolae Dumitrescu he helped The Old Lady win two consecutive titles, at the first contributing with six goals scored in 27 appearances and in the second he played 19 games, scoring two times.[1][3][5] He also played in two European Cup editions, making one appearance in each of them against Legia Warsaw and Red Star Belgrade, UTA losing both games.[1][6][7]
In the middle of the 1970–71 season, Șchiopu left UTA to go play in Divizia B for Bihor Oradea which he helped promote to the first league but relegated after one season.[1] After spending one more season with Bihor in the second league, he went one on to have several spells at Divizia B clubs, starting with one season at Mureșul Deva, then in 1975 he went at Corvinul Hunedoara where in his first season, Șchiopu scored a personal record of 15 goals, in the second managing nine which helped the club promote to the first league but he stayed in second league football, returning to Deva for one year, afterwards moving to Victoria Călan and Aurul Brad.[1]
In 1980 he returned for a second spell at UTA, who was in Divizia B, scoring seven goals to help the club promote to the first league where on 2 September 1981 he made his last Divizia A appearance, playing for The Old Lady in a 1–1 with Sportul Studențesc București, having a total of 127 matches with 19 goals scored in the competition.[1] Petru Șchiopu completely ended his career in 1983 after playing one more season in Divizia B at Strungul Arad.[1]
International career
editIn the late 1960s, Petru Șchiopu made several appearances for Romania's under-23 side.[1][8]
Death
editHonours
editUTA Arad
Bihor Oradea
Corvinul Hunedoara
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Petru Șchiopu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b Petru Șchiopu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d "Stele care mor… Doi mari jucători ai echipei UTA s-au stins în ultimele 24 de ore!" [Dying stars ... Two great UTA players have died in the last 24 hours!] (in Romanian). Specialarad.ro. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Petre Șchiopu, ultimul transfer" [Petre Șchiopu, the last transfer] (in Romanian). Glsa.ro. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Petru Șchiopu. European Cup 1969/1970". WorldFootball. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Petru Șchiopu. European Cup 1970/1971". WorldFootball. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Petru Șchiopu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
External links
edit- Petru Șchiopu at Labtof.ro