Ştefan Iovan (born 23 August 1960) is a Romanian former football player and manager. Iovan played for several clubs, most notably Steaua București, and represented Romania 34 times between 1983 and 1990.[1][2]
 Iovan pictured in the 1980s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ştefan Iovan | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Moțăței, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1980 | Reşiţa | 46 | (7) |
| 1978–1979 | → Luceafărul București (loan) | ||
| 1980–1991 | Steaua București | 285 | (18) |
| 1991–1992 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Steaua București | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Rapid București | 67 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Electroputere Craiova | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Reşiţa | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 431 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| Romania U-21 | 12 | (0) | |
| 1983–1990 | Romania | 34 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 2002 | Steaua București (interim) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2011 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Romania (interim) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Viitorul Constanța (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Iovan made his debut at CSM Reşiţa in 1977, before joining the squad of Luceafărul București one year later. Luceafărul was then a team formed by the Romanian Football Federation to gather the young talents of Romanian football and did not play in any league. Iovan returned to Reşiţa in 1979, but in the winter of 1981 joined Steaua București where he played for ten years, until 1991.[2]
In 1991 he joined the English club Brighton & Hove Albion, but returned to Steaua București in 1992 for half a season only before signing with Rapid Bucharest, then Electroputere Craiova in 1995.[2] His last season as a professional football player was 1996–97 with CSM Reşiţa.[2]
Iovan played a total of 373 games in Divizia A and scored 20 goals. He was champion of Divizia A on six occasions and also won the Romanian Cup three times, all with Steaua Bucharest.[2]
He was the team captain of Steaua when they won the 1986 European Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.[2]
On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II for his part in winning the 1986 European Cup Final.[3][4]
International career edit
At the international level, he played for Romania in 34 games and scored three goals.[5] He also played 12 times for the Romanian Under 21 side.[2]
Coaching career edit
After retiring from football he was assistant coach at Steaua București, leading the team once as head coach. He is currently the assistant manager of Steaua București.
Honours edit
- Steaua București
- Romanian League: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93
- Romanian Cup: 1984–85, 1986–87, 1988–89
- European Cup: 1985–86
- UEFA Super Cup: 1986
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Sussex Senior Cup 1991-92
References edit
- ^ Ștefan Iovan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g Ștefan Iovan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (11 December 2009). "Romania – Record International Players". RSSSF.
External links edit
- Ștefan Iovan at National-Football-Teams.com