Emerich Dembrovschi

Emeric Dembroschi (born 6 October 1945) is a retired Romanian football striker.

Club career

"He was neither graceful nor spectacular. He was, instead, one of the players who, it can be said without mistake, knows how to stay on the field. Dembo belonged to the category of strategic players, like Gérson, Didi, Bobby Charlton, Overath" — Mircea Lucescu, former teammate In 1967 he was transferred to SC Bacău where he was wanted by coach Constantin Teașcă.

In 1974, Dembrovschi went to Politehnica Timișoara where he won the 1979–80 Cupa României, being used by coach Ion Ionescu the entire match in the 2–1 win over Steaua București in the final. In the following season he helped them eliminate Celtic in the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup and reached another Cupa României final where Ionescu used him as a starter in the 6–0 loss to Universitatea Craiova. Dembrovschi made his last Divizia A appearance on 17 June 1981, playing in Politehnica's 1–1 draw against Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, totaling 385 appearances with 108 goals in the competition and 15 matches with five goals in European competitions (including seven appearances with five goals in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).

International career Dembrovschi played 26 matches and scored eight goals for Romania, making his debut on 27 October 1968 under coach Angelo Niculescu in a 3–0 loss to Portugal in the 1970 World Cup qualifiers. He made a total of six appearances in these qualifiers, scoring a goal in a 1–1 draw against Greece.

International goals Score column indicates score after each Dembrovschi goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Emerich Dembrovschi # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. 3 September 1969 JNA Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 0–1 1–1 Friendly2. 16 November 1969 23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania 1–0 1–1 1970 World Cup qualifiers3. 10 June 1970 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico 2–3 2–3 1970 World Cup4. 21 April 1971 Vojvodina Stadium, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia 0–1 0–1 Friendly5. 22 September 1971 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 0–3 0–4 1972 Euro qualifiers6. 14 November 1971 23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania 1–0 2–1 1972 Euro qualifiers7. 3 September 1972 Stadionul Central, Craiova, Romania 1–1 1–1 Friendly8. 29 October 1972 23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania 2–0 2–0 1974 World Cup qualifiers

Personal life Ilie Dobre wrote a book about him, titled Emeric Dembroschi - eroul de la Guadalajara (Emeric Dembroschi - The hero from Guadalajara).

Honours SC Bacău Divizia B: 1966–67 Politehnica Timișoara Cupa României: 1979–80, runner-up 1980–81