Teodor Anghelini (born 9 March 1954) is a retired Romanian footballer and current youth coach.

Teodor Anghelini
Anghelini with Steagul Roșu Brașov in the 1970s
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-03-09) 9 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Brașov, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1968–1971 Steagul Roșu Brașov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1974 Steagul Roșu Brașov 70 (2)
1974–1983 Steaua București 264 (1)
1983–1985 ASA Mizil
Total 334 (3)
International career
Romania U21 4 (0)
Romania U23 6 (0)
1975–1976 Romania Olympic 3 (0)
1974–1979 Romania 22 (0)
Managerial career
1992 Steaua București (assistant)
2004 CS Mogoșoaia
2007 Aversa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anghelini, who is of Italian descent, played for hometown club Steagul Roșu Brașov between 1971 and 1974, before joining Steaua București, where he spent 10 seasons, winning two league titles and two Romanian Cups.[1][2]

Club career

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Teodor Anghelini, nicknamed "Briceagul Sicilian" (The Sicilian Penknife) by writer Fănuș Neagu, was born in March 1954 in Brașov, Romania, starting to play junior level football at local club, Steagul Roșu in 1968.[1][3][4][5][6][7] He made his Divizia A debut on 3 May 1972, aged 18 under the guidance of coach Nicolae Proca in a 2–0 away loss in front of UTA Arad.[1][3][5] In the following two seasons he appeared in all the league games except one, in his last season also scoring two goals, including one in a 1–0 win over FC Constanța which helped Steagul finish on the third place and earn qualification for the UEFA Cup.[1][3][4][5]

In 1974 he went to play for Steaua București where in his second season he helped the club win The Double, being used by coach Emerich Jenei in 30 league games, also appearing in the 2–1 win over CSU Galați from the Cupa României final.[1][8][9] In the following season he reached another Cupa României final, Jenei using him all the minutes in the eventual 2–1 loss in front of Universitatea Craiova.[10] In the 1977–78 season, Anghelini was used in 32 league games by Jenei used him, helping the club win another title.[1][8] In next two seasons, under the guidance of coach Gheorghe Constantin he reached two more Cupa României finals, playing all the minutes in both, the first one ending with a 3–0 win over Sportul Studențesc București and the one from 1980 with a 2–1 loss in front of Politehnica Timișoara.[1][11][12] On 29 October 1983, Angelini made his last Divizia A appearance, playing for Steaua in a 1–0 home win with Jiul Petroșani, having a total of 334 matches with three goals scored in the competition, also he gained a total of 12 games in European competitions.[1] In 1983 he went to play for ASA Mizil in the third league, helping it gain promotion to the second one where he retired in 1985.[1]

International career

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Teodor Anghelini played 22 matches at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Valentin Stănescu on 23 March 1974 in a friendly which ended with a 1–0 loss in front of France.[13][14] He played six games at the Euro 1976 qualifiers and one at the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[13] Anghelini made his last appearance for the national team on 29 August 1979 in a friendly with Poland that ended with a 3–0 loss.[13]

Coaching career

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After he ended his career, Anghelini worked as a youth coach for Steaua București.[6][15] He also coached senior teams as Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, Steaua Mizil, FC Câmpina, FC Predeal, FC Călărași, Aversa and CS Mogoșoaia in the Romanian lower leagues and he was for a while an assistant for Victor Pițurcă at Steaua.[16][17]

Honours

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Steaua București

ASA Mizil

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Teodor Anghelini at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Teodor Anghelini at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b c "Teodor Anghelini" (in Romanian). Lastegaru.net. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Portret al "stegarului" la tinerețe" [Portrait of the "flagbearer" in his youth] (in Romanian). Lastegaru.net. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Steagu' XI – Fundaș stânga" [Steagu' XI – Left back] (in Romanian). Lastegaru.net. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Legendele de la CSA Steaua continuă seria dezvăluirilor! George Ogăraru a tăiat și salariile antrenorilor care l-au făcut fotbalist: "Eu l-am antrenat 2 ani, iar Radu Troi timp de 8 ani"" [The legends from CSA Steaua continue the series of revelations! George Ogăraru also cut the salaries of the coaches who made him a footballer: "I coached him for 2 years, and Radu Troi for 8 years"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Teodor Anghelini" (in Romanian). As.ro. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Romanian Cup - Season 1975 - 1976". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1976 - 1977". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1979 - 1980". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Romanian Cup - Season 1978 - 1979". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "Teodor Anghelini". European Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  14. ^ "France 1-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Steaua acuzată de blat" [Steaua accused of match fixing] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  16. ^ "I-a starpit Starpici!" [Starpici stopped them!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  17. ^ "9 Martie în istoria românilor" [9 March in the history of the Romanians] (in Romanian). Bunicutavirtuala.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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