Nicolae Simatoc
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolae Simatoc | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1920[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Briceni, Kingdom of Romania | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 1978 (aged 57)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1934–1938 | Ripensia Timişoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1938–1941 | Ripensia Timişoara | 44 | (3) |
| 1941–1942 | Carmen Bucureşti | - | (-) |
| 1942–1945 | Nagyváradi AC | 32 | (3) |
| 1945–1947 | Carmen Bucureşti | 12 | (0) |
| 1947–1949 | Inter Milan | 17 | (3) |
| 1949–1950 | Brescia | 30 | (8) |
| 1950 | Hungaria FbC Roma | - | (-) |
| 1950–1952 | Barcelona | 34 | (2) |
| 1952–1953 | Real Oviedo | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1940–1946 | Romania | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959–1960 | UE Lleida | ||
| 1960–1961 | Sabadell | ||
| 1962–1963 | AEL Limassol | ||
| 1963–19XX | Budepest Sydney | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nicolae Simatoc (1 May 1920 – 1 January 1978) was a Romanian footballer who played for a number of clubs throughout Europe, including Ripensia Timişoara and Carmen Bucureşti in Romania, Nagyváradi AC in Hungary, Hungaria FbC Roma, Inter Milan and Brescia in Italy, and Barcelona and Real Oviedo in Spain. After retiring as a player he became a coach, and managed Spanish side UE Lleida between 1959 and 1960, and CE Sabadell FC between 1960 and 1961.[4] He then coached Budapest Sydney.[5]
Honours
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Nagyváradi AC
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FC Barcelona
- La Liga: 1951–52
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1951, 1952
Personal life
Simatoc was born to Romanian parents in Briceni, present-day Moldova. He was raised Romanian Orthodox by his family. He was also known as Miklós Szegedi which he later adopted, while playing in Hungary. Simatoc was married to a Hungarian woman named Etelka Stolárcsik, with whom he had two sons. One of them, Silvio, born in 1950, had followed his father's footsteps and played in lower leagues in Spain and Australia.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.national-soccer-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=39862
- ↑ http://www.fotbal.md/ro/football/povesti_din_fotbal/news/17-05-2012/14270/
- ↑ Nazare, Daniel. "Nicolae Simatoc, primul român care a jucat la Inter". Adevărul. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ↑ http://www.cesabadell.cat/entrenadors.asp
- ↑ http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1963/02/20/pagina-3/926795/pdf.html?search=nicola%20szegedi
- ↑ Nicolae Simatoc at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ http://ripensiatimisoara.ro/povestea-vietii-lui-silvio-simatoc-fiul-legendarului-fotbalist-format-de-ripensia-care-a-evoluat-pentru-inter-si-barcelona/)
External links
- Nicolae Simatoc at eu-football.info
- RSSSF - "Apolides" in Italy