Remus Câmpeanu

Remus Câmpeanu
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-09-08)8 September 1938
Place of birth Cluj-Napoca, Romania[1]
Date of death 3 April 2021(2021-04-03) (aged 82)[2]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[3]
Youth career
1950–1957 Flamura Roșie Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Flamura Roșie Cluj
1960–1974 Universitatea Cluj 328 (3)
International career
1963 Romania B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Remus Câmpeanu (8 September 1938 – 3 April 2021) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left-back for Universitatea Cluj.[1][3]

Career

"I was a hard-working player, on whom the team could rely, regardless of the opponent. I didn't stand out, but I did my duty to my colleagues. I loved all my colleagues. Traian Georgescu was one of my best friends and helped me a lot in my career"

–Remus Câmpeanu talking about himself[4]

Remus Câmpeanu was born on 8 September 1938 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and started to play junior level football when he was aged 11 at local club, Flamura Roșie.[1][4][5] Later he played for Flamura's senior squad, helping the team promote to Divizia C and after only one season to Divizia B, working with coaches Nicolae Szoboszlay and Ștefan Kovács.[5][6]

In 1960 he was advised by Kovács to go play for Universitatea Cluj where on 4 September he made his Divizia A debut under coach Andrei Sepci in a 2–0 away loss in front of Corvinul Hunedoara.[1][4][7][8] He helped the club win the 1964–65 Cupa României, being used by Sepci in the whole game of the 2–1 victory from the final against Argeș Pitești in which he opened the score with a spectacular goal from about 30 meters.[1][3][4][9][10] In the following season, Câmpeanu made his debut in European competitions, playing four games in the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup, helping "U" Cluj eliminate Austrian team, Wiener Neustadt in the first round, being eliminated in the following round by Atlético Madrid.[1][11] In 1966, after Traian Georgescu left the club, Câmpeanu became the team's captain.[4] In the 1971–72 season he helped The Red Caps finish on the 3rd position and two years later on 19 June 1974 he made his last Divizia A appearance on 19 June 1974 in a 2–0 away loss in front of FC Constanța, having a total of 328 matches with 3 goals scored in the competition.[1][4] After his retirement from playing football, Câmpeanu was Universitatea Cluj's president from 1975 until 1989 and for a short while in 2008.[7] Even do he played for Romania B, Remus Câmpeanu never played for Romania's senior team and on 13 May 2020, Gazeta Sporturilor included him on a list of best Romanian players who never played for the senior national team.[12][13]

Personal life

A book about him was written by Ion Cupen called Confesiunile unui veteran al gazonului (Confessions of a veteran of the field).[6][14] When Remus Câmpeanu was diagnosed with appendicitis, he requested his team colleague and captain, Traian Georgescu who also worked as a surgeon to operate him.[15] His older brother, Ovidiu was a footballer who played for Victoria Cluj, Aurul Brad and Jiul Petroșani including at Divizia A level, while his nephew Septimiu Câmpeanu was a footballer who played at Universitatea Cluj.[6][7][16][17] On 13 May 2013, on Cluj Arena during the halftime of the match between Universitatea Cluj and CSMS Iași he received the title of Honorary Citizen of Cluj County - "Clujean of Honor".[18][19] Remus Câmpeanu died on 3 April 2021 at age 82.[2][20]

Honours

Flamura Roșie Cluj

Universitatea Cluj

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Remus Câmpeanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b "Remus Câmpeanu, legenda lui U Cluj, a murit la vârsta de 82 de ani. Fotbalul a fost marea lui bucurie:"Am trăit pentru U, am fost și copil de mingi, nu miliardar, om de omenie"" [Remus Câmpeanu, the legend of U Cluj, died at the age of 82 »Football was his great joy:"I lived for U, I was also a child of balls, not a billionaire, I was a man of humanity"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Poveste de colecție despre "U" Cluj. Remus Câmpeanu și istoria unui meci vechi de 50 de ani. "Cum e să câștigi Cupa?…Dar de ce iubești pe cineva? Sunt lucruri care nu se pot explica"" [Story of collection about "U" Cluj. Remus Câmpeanu and the history of a 50 year old match. "How is it to win the Cup? ... But why do you love someone? There are things that cannot be explained ”] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Remus Câmpeanu profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  5. ^ a b "Dermata, echipa de fotbal neștiută a Clujului" [Dermata, the unknown football team of Cluj] (in Romanian). Zcj.ro. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Remus Cîmpeanu, Seniorul Universității Cluj" [Remus Cîmpeanu, The Senior of Universitatea Cluj] (in Romanian). Ovidiublag.ro. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Remus Câmpeanu - o viaţă în alb şi negru" [Remus Câmpeanu - a life in white and black] (in Romanian). Clujeanul.gandul.info. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1960–1961 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  9. ^ "Soarta tristă a boemului și fabulosului Zoltan Ivansuc" [The sad fate of the bohemian and fabulous Zoltan Ivansuc] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Romanian Cup - Season 1964–1965". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Remus Cîmpeanu. Cup Winners Cup 1965/1966". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Remus Câmpeanu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Ion Oblemenco ar fi împlinit azi 75 de ani! Legendarul jucător nu a prins niciodată naționala. Care sunt cei mai buni fotbaliști fără vreun minut pentru România" [Ion Oblemenco would have turned 75 today! The legendary player never caught the national team. Who are the best footballers without any minutes for Romania] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Cronica sentimentală. Plăcerea jocului și fotbalul pentru patroni…" [The sentimental chronicle. The joy of the game and football for the bosses…] (in Romanian). Zhd.ro. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  15. ^ "A murit Chirurgul - DR. TRAIAN GEORGESCU" ["U" Cluj reminds us today of Traian Georgescu, the captain of the students at the final won in 1965.] (in Romanian). Clujcapitala.ro. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Ei sunt copiii Clujului! Vezi cum arată 11-le ideal din toate timpurile format din jucătorii crescuţi de U şi CFR" [They are the children of Cluj! See how the first 11 of all times looks like with the players raised by U and CFR] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  17. ^ "5 fotbalisti legendari lansati de Cluj. Numele care au scris istorie pentru fotbalul romanesc" [5 legendary footballers launched by Cluj. The names that have written history for the Romanian football] (in Romanian). Eusunt12.ro. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Remus Câmpeanu, cetățean de onoare al județului Cluj pe "templu"" [Remus Câmpeanu, honorary citizen of Cluj county on the "temple"] (in Romanian). Stiridecluj.ro. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Lordul Remus Câmpeanu a primit pe Cluj Arena titlul de Cetăţean de onoare al judeţului Cluj - FOTO" [Lord Remus Campeanu received on Cluj Arena the Citizen of honor of Cluj County title - PHOTO] (in Romanian). Stiridecluj.ro. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Remus Câmpeanu, legenda "Șepcilor Roșii", a murit! "Și-a dedicat întreaga carieră lui U Cluj"" [Remus Câmpeanu, the legend of the "Red Caps", died! "He dedicated his entire career to U Cluj"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.