Ilie Gârleanu (20 July 1930 – August 2018) was a Romanian footballer who played as a striker.[1][2][3]

Ilie Gârleanu
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-07-20)20 July 1930
Place of birth Rezina, Kingdom of Romania
Date of death August 2016(2016-08-00) (aged 86)
Place of death Timișoara, Romania
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1943–1946 Sportul Muncitoresc Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 FC Craiova 16 (3)
1947–1950 Locomotiva Sibiu
1951 CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc
1952 CCA București 2 (0)
1952–1953 CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc
1953–1954 Flacăra Ploiești
1955–1963 Știința Timișoara
1963–1964 CFR Timișoara
International career
1954 Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Ilie Gârleanu was born on 20 July 1930 in Rezina, but in 1940 together with his family he ran away in Craiova, as Bessarabia became occupied by Russians in World War II.[4][5] He started playing football at junior level at Sportul Muncitoresc Craiova.[4] Afterwards he went to play for a few clubs before settling at Știința Timișoara, where during a spell of nine seasons he won the 1957–58 Cupa României.[2][4][5][6][7] He has a total of 156 Divizia A matches in which he scored 35 goals.[4] In 2008 Gârleanu received the Honorary Citizen of Timișoara title.[8][9]

International career edit

Ilie Gârleanu played one friendly match for Romania, on 19 September 1954 under coach Ștefan Dobay in a 5–1 loss against Hungary.[10][11]

Honours edit

Locomotiva Sibiu

CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc

Flacăra Ploiești

Știința Timișoara

References edit

  1. ^ "Ilie Gârleanu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Ilie Gârleanu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Fotbaliştii care au creat istoria clubului STEAUA BUCUREŞTI" [The football players who created the history of STEAUA BUCHAREST] (in Romanian). fcsteaua.ro. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ilie Gârleanu, basarabeanul care s-a confruntat cu marele Ferenc Puskas" [Ilie Gârleanu, the Bessarabian who faced the great Ferenc Puskas] (in Romanian). Fmf.md. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Ilie Gârleanu Răpit de Steaua, consacrat la Poli" [Ilie Gârleanu Kidnapped by Steaua, dedicated to Poli] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Rivalitate fără dușmănie" [Rivalry without enmity] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ "După 55 de ani" [After 55 years] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Cetățeni de onoare ai Timișoarei" [Honorary citizens of Timișoara] (PDF) (in Romanian). Primariatm.ro.
  9. ^ "Titluri de Cetățeni de Onoare pentru foștii jucători ai Științei Timișoara din sezonul 1957–1958" [Titles of Honorary Citizens for former players of Timișoara Science from the 1957–1958 season] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Ilie Gârleanu". European Football. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Hungary 5-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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