Gabriel Sandu

Gabriel Sandu (7 November 1952 – 1 October 1998) was a Romanian football defender.

Club career Sandu was born on 7 November 1952 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing football in 1969 at local club Metalul. Afterwards, he joined Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut on 2 May 1971 in a 1–0 victory against Argeș Pitești. The team also reached the 1971 Cupa României final where he played in the first half of the 3–2 loss to rivals Steaua București, being replaced for the second with Mircea Stoenescu. Sandu won three more titles with The Red Dogs. During his time at Dinamo, Sandu also played 14 games in European competitions, including a 1–0 home victory against Real Madrid in the 1975–76 European Cup.

After spending nine seasons at Dinamo, Sandu went to play for Progresul București. He played five matches in the Euro 1976 qualifiers and made two appearances during the 1973–76 Balkan Cup. He made his last appearance for the national team on 22 September 1976 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Czechoslovakia.

International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sandu goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Gabriel Sandu # Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition 1 2 July 1976 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran 16 2–2 2–2 Friendly

Death Sandu died on 1 October 1998 at the age of 45.

Honours Dinamo București Divizia A: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77 Cupa României runner-up: 1970–71