Carol Haidu

Club career Haidu was born on 3 June 1942 in Râșnov, Romania with the name of Karol Haydu, but the communist authorities made him change it to Carol Haidu, in order to "sound more Romanian". He began playing junior-level football in 1958 at Luceafarul Brașov. He also helped the club win five Cupa României, but played in only three of the finals. During his time with The Military Men he also played nine games in European competitions (including one appearance in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup). Haidu's last Divizia A appearance took place on 9 December 1973, playing for Steaua in a 1–0 away loss to SC Bacău, totaling 158 matches in the competition. His following two matches were also in the World Cup qualifiers, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Czechoslovakia, then conceding his only two goals while playing for the national team from Eusébio in a 2–1 loss to Portugal. His last appearance for The Tricolours took place on 22 November 1967 in a 1–0 home win against West Germany. Haidu died in April 2023 at age 80.

Honours Steaua București Divizia A: 1967–68 Cupa României: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71