János Bojtor

János Bojtor (also known as Ioan Boitor; born 2 February 1958) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for teams such as Înfrățirea Oradea, FC Bihor Oradea, Jiul Petroșani or Progresul Timișoara. Bojtor played 25 matches in the Divizia A and scored 2 goals (in a memorable match played on 30 May 1987, between Jiul Petroșani and Universitatea Craiova, ended with the victory of Jiul, score 3–0). He is currently the goalkeeping coach of CA Oradea.

As a goalkeeper, Bojtor was well known for his reflexes, but also for his goals, officially scoring 2 goals in the first division and 5 goals in the second division, for Jiul and Înfrățirea. Unofficially, he scored approx. 50 goals (no stats for late 1970s and early 1980s at the level of Divizia B and C), most of them for Înfrățirea. As a goalkeeping coach, he worked for various teams such as LPS Bihorul Oradea, Viitorul Oradea or Liberty Salonta, among others and trained goalkeepers such as Marius Popa, Cosmin Vâtcă or Cristian Bălgrădean, among others.

Honours Player Înfrățirea Oradea Divizia C: 1984–85

Jiul Petroșani Divizia B: 1988–89

Progresul Timișoara Divizia A: 1989–90

FC Bihor Divizia A: 1990–91

În primăvara lui 1987, pe final de campionat, memorabilă rămâne perioada petrecută în Valea Jiului, când portarul Janos Bojtor (n. 1960, fost coleg la juniorii lui FC Bihor cu Marcel Pușcaș) i-a marcat două goluri din penalty, portarului naționalei, Silviu Lung sr., într-o victorie a „minerilor” în fața „Craiovei Maxima”, scor 3–0. În total, Bojtor a marcat 5 goluri pe prima scenă!

He is also mentioned by the Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF) as one of the rare goalkeepers in Romanian football who scored penalties. (Romanian Football Federation https://www.frf.ro/echipa-frf-ro/portar-golgheter-in-liga-a-4a/)

In a profile article, he is described as: “Un portar de reflex şi un expert al loviturilor de la 11 m … un profesor excelent, cu rezultate mai mult decât notabile ca antrenor. … A lansat în fotbalul românesc nume precum Marius Popa, Cosmin Vâtcă, Cristian Bălgrădean sau Attila Szász, printre alții. ”