Costică Toma (1 January 1928 – 13 May 2008) was a Romanian international football goalkeeper and later manager.
 Toma in 1961 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantin Toma | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Brăila, Kingdom of Romania | ||
| Date of death | 13 May 2008 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1940–1942 | Suter București | ||
| 1942–1948 | Capșa București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | CS Armata Iași | ||
| 1951 | CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc | ||
| 1951–1963 | Steaua București | 108 | (0) |
| Total | 108 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1959 | Romania | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963–1964 | TUG București | ||
| 1964–1965 | Marina Mangalia | ||
| 1965–1966 | Unirea Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| 1971–1972 | UM Timișoara | ||
| 1972–1976 | FC Constanța (youth) | ||
| 1977 | FIL Orăștie | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
He was born in Brăila,[1] into a family coming from Muralto, Switzerland.[2][better source needed] Toma began his football career in 1940, when he played for FC Suter as a striker. After a period when he played as a youth for Capșa București, he moved to Iași. He played only a season at CS ta, and after two months at Câmpulung Moldovenesc, he moved to Steaua București. He played twelve years for the Army club, and was a part of the Steaua Golden Team. He had at Steaua a famous and a fair-play rivalry with Ion Voinescu. It was said that Toma and Voinescu were the best couple of goalkeepers that a Romanian football club ever had.[3] Toma won also 16 caps for Romania.[4]
Toma retired from professional football in 1961.[5]
Coaching career edit
Despite being a great goalkeeper, Toma was not a successful manager. He managed only lower league sides and also a large number of youth teams.
Honours edit
- Steaua București
Personal life edit
Toma was married and had two children living today in Geneva, Switzerland. He died in Bucharest in 2008, and was buried in the city's Ghencea Military Cemetery.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "A încetat din viaţă fostul portar al CCA, Costică Toma!". www.gsp.ro (in Romanian). 14 May 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Famille Toma : Dossier familial" [Famille Toma : Dossier familial] (in French). ge.ch. 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Cea mai cruntă rivalitate din poarta Stelei: Ion Voinescu vs Costică Toma: "Unul cu reflexe și spectaculos, altul mai sobru, dar extrem de precis"" [The fiercest rivalry in Steaua's gate: Ion Voinescu vs Costică Toma:" One with reflexes and spectacular, the other more sober, but extremely precise "]. www.gsp.ro (in Romanian). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Costică Toma". European Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Costică Toma at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
External links edit
- Costică Toma at WorldFootball.net
- Costică Toma at National-Football-Teams.com