Gheorghe Constantin

Gheorghe Constantin (14 December 1932 – 9 March 2010) was a Romanian football player and coach, nicknamed 'The Professor' and a symbol of Steaua București.

Playing career Constantin began his career with Unirea Tricolor's youth team, and shortly after their dissolution, he signed with Venus București. He played for only one year at his new club before moving to Avântul Reghin, then CFR Iaşi, before finally signing a contract with Steaua București. He played for Steaua for 15 years and helped the club win 8 domestic titles. In 1969, the Romanian Communist authorities allowed him to play abroad for Kayserispor in Turkey at age 37.

Constantin made his debut for the Romania national team on 22 April 1956 in a 1–0 win against Yugoslavia in Belgrade, a game notable for the fact that the entire Romanian team consisted of players from Steaua București. He was also a member of Romania's team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan.

Playing statistics Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Constantin goal.

Honours Player Steaua Bucharest Romanian League: 1956, 1960, 1961, 1968 Romanian Cup: 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967

Individual Romanian League top scorer: 1960, 1961, 1962

Manager Steaua Bucharest Romanian Cup: 1978–79 Romanian League runner-up: 1979–80

Politehnica Iaşi Romanian Second League: 1981–82