Rodion Cămătaru

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Rodion Cămătaru
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Personal information
Full name Rodion Gorun Cămătaru
Date of birth (1958-06-22) 22 June 1958 (age 63)
Place of birth Strehaia, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1970–1974 Progresul Strehaia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1986 Universitatea Craiova 288 (122)
1986–1989 Dinamo București 89 (76)
1989–1990 Charleroi 29 (6)
1990–1993 Heerenveen 63 (23)
Total 469 (227)
National team
1978–1990[1] Romania 73 (21)
1979 Romania University
Honours
Representing  Romania
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mexico City Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rodion Gorun Cămătaru (Romanian: [rodiˈon kəməˈtaru]; born 22 June 1958) is a retired Romanian footballer, who played as a striker.

Club career[]

Rodion Cămătaru was born on 22 June 1958 in Strehaia and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova on 10 November 1974 in a 1–1 against CFR Cluj.[2] He spent twelve seasons with Universitatea, scoring 122 goals in 288 Divizia A matches, being part of the "Craiova Maxima" generation that won two league titles, four cups and reached the 1982–83 UEFA Cup semi-finals.[2][3][4] In 1986, he was transferred to Dinamo București, where he became the Divizia A top goalscorer and European Golden Boot winner in the first season spent at the club with 44 goals scored in 33 games, but as he scored 26 goals in the last 9 matches of the season, his European Golden Boot was retired because FIFA's investigations claimed the goals were scored unfairly and the trophy was awarded to Anton Polster, however Cămătaru was allowed to keep his copy of the trophy.[4][5][6][7][8] In 1987 he was nominated for the Ballon d'Or.[9][10] In 1989 he went to play in Belgium at Charleroi, after two seasons he moved in Netherlands at Heerenveen where he spent three seasons, scoring his last goal as a professional in the 1992–93 KNVB Cup final, which was lost in front of Ajax Amsterdam.[2][4] He has a total of 378 Divizia A appearances in which he scored 198 goals and 47 matches played with 7 goals scored in European competitions.[2] In 2020 with the occasion of Heerenveen's 100th anniversary, Cămătaru was selected the best striker in the club's history in front of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.[11][12]

International career[]

Rodion Cămătaru played 73 matches and scored 21 goals for Romania, making his debut on 13 December 1978 under coach Ștefan Kovács in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 loss against Greece.[13][14] He played two games at the Euro 1980 qualifiers and scored one goal in the 4–1 victory against Yugoslavia in the second leg of the 1977–80 Balkan Cup final.[13] He played six games and scored two goals at the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers, also being used by coach Mircea Lucescu in all three group matches from the final tournament as Romania did not advance to the next stage.[13][15] In the following years, Cămătaru played six games and scored three goals at the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, four games at the Euro 1988 qualifiers, five games and two goals scored at the successful 1990 World Cup qualifiers, being also part of the squad that participated at the final tournament where coach Emeric Jenei did not use him in any games.[4][13] Cămătaru's last appearance for the national team was in a 2–1 loss against Scotland in which he scored Romania's goal at the Euro 1992 qualifiers.[13]

For representing his country at Euro 1984 and the 1990 World Cup, Cămătaru was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[4][16][17]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cămătaru goal.[13]

Honours[]

Universitatea Craiova

Romania

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rodion Gorun Camataru – Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Rodion Cămătaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  3. ^ "Cămătaru a dat verdictul după 37 de ani de la ratarea calificării Științei în finala Cupei UEFA:"Conducerea a pierdut meciul. A făcut greșeli impardonabile!"" [Cămătaru gave the verdict after 37 years since the failure of the Science qualification in the UEFA Cup final:"The management lost the match. He made unforgivable mistakes!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Rodion Cămătaru împlineşte azi 63 de ani. Presa italiană aminteşte de aniversarea lui "Cami": "I s-a anulat Gheata de Aur, câştigată la ordinul lui Ceauşescu"" [Rodion Cămătaru turns 63 today. The Italian press remembers the anniversary of "Cami": "His Golden Boot was canceled, because it was won at the order of Ceausescu"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "RETRO GSP. 33 de ani de când Cămătaru a început cursa grotescă pentru "Gheata de Aur": 26 de goluri în 9 meciuri, doar cu Steaua n-a marcat" [RETRO GSP. 33 years since Cămătaru started the grotesque race for "Golden Boot": 26 goals in 9 matches, only with Steaua he didn't score] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Romanians You Should Know: Rodion Camataru".
  8. ^ Der unglaubliche Camataru (in German)
  9. ^ a b Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1987". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Dumitru Macri, primul fotbalist român nominalizat la Balonul de Aur! Gică Hagi, aproape de succes în 1994" [Dumitru Macri, the first Romanian footballer nominated for the Golden Ball! Gica Hagi, almost successful in 1994] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Un atacant pentru un secol de istorie. Rodion Cămătaru, ales cel mai bun "vârf" al lui Heerenveen:"A fost extrem de iubit - uriașul prietenos!"" [A striker for a century of history. Rodion Cămătaru, chosen the best "striker" of Heerenveen:"He was extremely loved - the friendly giant] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Rodion Cămătaru a împlinit 62 de ani! Cum a încercat Steaua să-i blocheze transferul la Dinamo şi meciul care l-a făcut să plângă. Video" [Rodion Cămătaru is 62 years old! How Steaua tried to block his transfer to Dinamo and the match that made him cry. Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "European Football". Rodion Cămătaru. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. ^ "European Football". Greece 2-1 Romania. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Generația EURO 84, chemată la raport după turneul final. "Ne-a spus că am jucat sub orice critică! Credeam că vine șeful și ne curăță"" [EURO 84 generation, called to report after the final tournament. "He told us we played under any criticism! I thought the boss was coming and cleaning us up."] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  16. ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Balkan Cup 1977–80". European Football. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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