Viorel Sima
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1950[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sebeș, Romania[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UTA Arad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1976 | UTA Arad | 189 | (18) |
| 1977–1980 | Strungul Arad | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Viorel Sima (born 30 April 1950) is a Romanian former football defender.[1]
Career
[edit]Sima was born on 30 April 1950 in Sebeș, Romania and began playing junior-level football at UTA Arad, his first coach being Dan Alexandru.[1][2] Subsequently, he later worked with József Pecsovszky and Andrei Mercea, managing to win a national junior championship.[2] In 1968 he started to play for UTA's senior team under coach Nicolae Dumitrescu, making his Divizia A debut on 24 August in a 1–0 away victory against Steaua București, totaling seven appearances by the end of the season as the club won the title.[1][2][3][4] He won another title with them in the following season, Dumitrescu using him in 17 matches in which he scored two goals.[1][3][2][4] He also made some European performances with The Old Lady, such as eliminating defending champions Feyenoord in the 1970–71 European Cup.[1][2][3] In the 1971–72 UEFA Cup, Sima played eight matches and scored once in a 3–0 victory against Vitória Setúbal, the club reaching the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur who eventually won the competition.[1][2][3][5] He made his last Divizia A appearance in UTA's 5–0 away loss to Steaua, totaling 189 matches with 18 goals in the competition and 15 games with one goal in European competitions.[1] Sima retired after he spent a few seasons in the Romanian lower leagues at Strungul Arad.[1]
Honours
[edit]UTA Arad
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Viorel Sima at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Viorel Sima: "Altfel, ar trebui să-l aduci înapoi pe baronul Neuman…"" [Viorel Sima: "Otherwise, you should bring Baron Neuman back ..."] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Viorel Sima: "Îi doresc UTA-ei să-i aducă anul viitor tot ce nu i-a adus acesta"" [Viorel Sima: "I wish for the next year to bring UTA everything that the previous year has not brought"] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- 1 2 "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Fotbalul de altă dată: UTA Arad – Tottenham Hotspur, Cupa UEFA, 1972" [Football of another time: UTA Arad - Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup, 1972] (in Romanian). Tackle.ro. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Viorel Sima at WorldFootball.net
- Viorel Sima at Labtof.ro