Vasile Deheleanu

Vasile Deheleanu

Personal information
Date of birth	12 August 1910
Place of birth	Temesvár, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	30 April 2003 (aged 92)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1924–1925	Unirea Timişoara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1925-1928	Politehnica Timişoara
1928–1931	România Cluj
1931–1932	UD Reşiţa
1932–1939	Ripensia Timişoara	73	(5)
National team
1934–1935	Romania	5	(0)
Teams managed
1950	Politehnica Timişoara
1955–1996	Politehnica Timişoara
1958–1959	Politehnica Timişoara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Vasile Deheleanu (born 12 August 1910 in Austria-Hungary (now Romania) - deceased 30 April 2003) was a Romanian footballer who played in midfield.

Biography

At club level, he played in Liga I for Politehnica Timişoara, România Cluj, UD Reşiţa and Ripensia Timişoara.

With the Romania national football team, he was picked by joint coaches Josef Uridil and Costel Rădulescu to take part in the 1934 World Cup in Italy. The team were eliminated in the first round, when they lost 2-1 to Czechoslovakia.

Death

At the date of his death, he was the only survivor of the Romania national football team squads which participated at the first three FIFA World Cup editions.

Honours

• Champion of Romania (four times) : 1932-33, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1937-38
• Romanian Cup (once) : 1934

Notes and references

• Romaniansoccer profile