Alexandru Ene

Alexandru Ene (also known as Alexandru Ene I; 19 September 1928 – 22 May 2011) was a Romanian football striker.

Club career Ene was born on 19 September 1928 in Brăila, Romania and began playing junior-level football at Olympia București from 1941 to 1947. Then he went to play for Metalul București at senior level in Divizia B, helping the team get promoted to Divizia A.

He was transferred to Dinamo București in 1951 where in his first season he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over rivals CCA București. On 14 October 1951, Ene became the first player to score at the Dinamo Stadium when they defeated Locomotiva Timișoara. In the following season he helped the club win its first Divizia A title, being used by Niculescu in 23 matches in which he netted 14 goals, being the top-scorer of the team. Ene played in the first European match of a Romanian team in the 1956–57 European Cup in the 3–1 victory against Galatasaray in which he scored the last goal. The Red Dogs advanced to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia, Ene playing in all four games of the campaign. On 19 June 1960, Ene played his last Divizia A match for Dinamo in a 3–1 loss to Farul Constanța, totaling 179 matches with 105 goals in the competition (including eight goals for Dinamo in the derby against Steaua).

International career Ene played 10 games in which he scored five goals for Romania, making his debut under coach Gheorghe Popescu on 28 June 1953 in a 3–1 home victory in which he scored one goal against Bulgaria in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers. He made another two appearances during the 1954 World Cup qualifiers and then two in which he netted two goals against Greece and Yugoslavia in the 1958 World Cup qualifiers. Ene made his last appearance for the national team on 14 September 1958 in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away loss to East Germany in which he scored one goal.

International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Alexandru Ene goal. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 28 June 1953 Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania 3–1 3–1 1954 World Cup qualifiers2. 1 June 1957 Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union 1–0 1–1 Friendly3. 16 June 1957 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece 1–0 2–1 1958 World Cup qualifiers4. 29 September 1957 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania 1–1 1–1 1958 World Cup qualifiers5. 14 September 1958 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany 2–2 2–3 Friendly

Personal life Ene had flat feet. His brother, Nicu Lucian, was also a footballer who played for Știința București. In 2008, Ene had one leg amputated.

Death Ene died on 22 May 2011 at age 82.

Honours Club Metalul București Divizia B: 1947–48 Dinamo București Divizia A: 1955 Cupa României: 1958–59, runner-up 1954

Individual Divizia A top scorer: 1954