Aurel Șunda (born 14 October 1957) is a Romanian former footballer and manager. As a footballer, Șunda played mainly as a defender for Politehnica Timișoara, club for which he played in more than 200 matches. In fact, as a player, Șunda never left Timișoara, also playing for other local teams such as CFR Timișoara, Progresul Timișoara or UM Timișoara.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Becicherecu Mic, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Politehnica Timișoara | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1976 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1976–1979 | CFR Timișoara | 66 | (1) |
| 1979–1987 | Politehnica Timișoara | 218 | (10) |
| 1988–1990 | Progresul Timișoara | 49 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | UM Timișoara | ||
| Total | 333 | (14) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1994 | UM Timișoara | ||
| 1994–1996 | Politehnica Timișoara (assistant) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1998 | CSM Reșița (assistant) | ||
| 1998 | CSM Reșița (caretaker) | ||
| 1998–1999 | CSM Reșița (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2001 | UM Timișoara | ||
| 2001–2003 | Apulum Alba Iulia | ||
| 2003 | Minaur Zlatna | ||
| 2003 | Apulum Alba Iulia | ||
| 2003–2005 | CFR Cluj | ||
| 2005 | Oțelul Galați | ||
| 2006 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Brașov | ||
| 2007 | FC Precizia Săcele | ||
| 2007 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | ||
| 2007–2009 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||
| 2009–2011 | Săgeata Stejaru | ||
| 2011–2012 | Hunedoara | ||
| 2012–2013 | Săgeata Năvodari | ||
| 2013–2014 | ACS Poli Timișoara | ||
| 2018 | ACS Poli Timișoara (technical director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He retired in 1991 and started a career as a football manager at his last club where he played, UM Timișoara. In the 1990s Șunda remained in Banat as a manager and/ or assistant coach of Politehnica Timișoara, CSM Reșița or UM Timișoara. Former UMT player promoted the team in the top-flight, in 2000, for the first time in the history of "the zebras". In the 2000s Șunda was a globetrotter, managing 12 clubs, but with very good results at Unirea Alba Iulia and CFR Cluj, periods in which he received his nickname "the Professor". After 2010, Șunda was the manager of FC Hunedoara and Săgeata Năvodari, just to return at his great love, Politehnica Timișoara, now represented by one of its successors, ACS Poli Timișoara.[1] He was sacked five months later, in March 2014, subsequently working as a youth center manager of the club.[2]
Achievements edit
Player edit
- Politehnica Timișoara
- Romanian Cup (1): 1979–80
- Divizia B (2): 1983–84, 1986–87
- UM Timișoara
Manager edit
- UM Timișoara
- Unirea Alba Iulia
- CFR Cluj
References edit
- ^ Aurel Ștefan (antrenor principal ACS Poli Timișoara): "Suntem prea mici să ne punem cu Astra, care a venit pregătită din toate punctele de vedere". sporttim.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Aurel Șunda. acspoli.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Both, Ștefan (8 January 2019). "Povestea aromânilor din Banatul Timișean. De unde a venit acest "neam frate cu românii"". Adevărul (in Romanian).
External links edit
- Aurel Șunda at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Aurel Șunda at Soccerway
- Aurel Șunda at WorldFootball.net