Augustin Eduard

{{short description|Romanian former professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Augustin Eduard

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|08|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Târgoviște, Romania

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| position = Defender

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = 1976–1980 | youthclubs1 = Argeș Pitești

| years1 = 1980–1982 |clubs1 = Argeș Pitești |caps1 = 21 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1982–1985 |clubs2 = Steaua București |caps2 = 78 |goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1985–1990 |clubs3 = Argeș Pitești |caps3 = 149 |goals3 = 29

| years4 = 1990–1991 |clubs4 = Dinamo București |caps4 = 11 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1991–1993 |clubs5 = Gloria Bistrița |caps5 = 28 |goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 287 | totalgoals = 30

| nationalyears1 = 1981–1982| nationalteam1 = Romania U20

| nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1= 1

| nationalyears2 = 1987 | nationalteam2 = Romania

| nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2= 0

| manageryears1 = 2008–2013 | managerclubs1 = Argeș Pitești (youth center)

| manageryears2 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs2 = Unirea Bascov (youth center)

| manageryears3 = 2017 | managerclubs3 = Argeș Pitești (youth center)

| manageryears4 = 2017 | managerclubs4 = Argeș Pitești (caretaker)

| manageryears5 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs5 = Argeș Pitești (youth center)

| manageryears6 = 2019 | managerclubs6 = Argeș Pitești

| manageryears7 = 2019– | managerclubs7 = Argeș Pitești (youth center)

| pcupdate = 14 April 2019

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Augustin Eduard (born 1 August 1962) is a Romanian former professional footballer and currently a manager.

Club career

Eduard was born on 1 August 1962 in Târgoviște, Romania but while he was a little child, his family moved to Pitești where he grew up in the Frații Golești neighborhood.{{NFT|34017/Augustin_Eduard}}{{cite web | url=https://jurnaluldearges.ro/dincolo-de-gazon-augustin-eduard-o-viata-in-slujba-clubului-fc-arges-am-debutat-intr-un-meci-in-care-la-craiova-juca-balaci-iar-noi-il-aveam-pe-magnificul-dobrin-357033/ | title=Dincolo de gazon. Augustin Eduard – o viață în slujba clubului FC Argeș. "Am debutat într-un meci în care la Craiova juca Balaci, iar noi îl aveam pe magnificul Dobrin"| publisher=Jurnaluldearges.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Beyond the pitch. Augustin Eduard – a life in the service of FC Argeș. "I made my debut in a match in which Balaci played in Craiova, and we had the magnificent Dobrin"| date=31 October 2024| access-date=21 April 2025}} In 1976, Argeș Pitești youth coach, Leonte Ianovschi noticed his talent and brought him to the team where in 1980 he won the national junior championship.{{cite web|title=Augustin Eduard, oprit să facă performanţă|trans-title=Augustin Eduard, stopped in making performance|url=https://jurnaluldearges.ro/augustin-eduard-oprit-sa-faca-performanta/|publisher=Jurnaluldearges.ro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414114848/https://jurnaluldearges.ro/augustin-eduard-oprit-sa-faca-performanta/|archive-date=14 April 2019|access-date=14 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=Eduard Augustin împlinește 50 de ani|trans-title=Eduard Augustin is turning 50|url=http://www.ziartop.ro/subiectul-zilei/34474-eduard-augustin-implinete-50-de-ani|publisher=Ziartop.ro|date=31 July 2012|access-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414113342/http://www.ziartop.ro/subiectul-zilei/34474-eduard-augustin-implinete-50-de-ani|archive-date=14 April 2019|url-status=dead}} On 2 August 1980, just one day after he turned 18, coach Florin Halagian gave him his Divizia A debut in Argeș Pitești's 3–2 away loss to Universitatea Craiova, playing alongside his childhood idol, Nicolae Dobrin. He started playing in European competitions during the 1981–82 UEFA Cup edition, appearing in a 2–2 against Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen.{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/augustin-eduard/uefa-cup-1981-1982/arge-piteti/3/|title=Augustin Eduard. UEFA Cup 1981/1982|access-date=21 April 2025}}

In 1982, Eduard went at Steaua București where in his first season he scored a goal in 1–1 draw against rivals Dinamo București.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/68365/dinamo-bucuresti-in-1982-83.htm|title=Dinamo Bucuresti in 1982–83|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=21 April 2025}} He won The Double with The Military Men in the 1984–85 season when he was used in 24 league matches by coaches Halagian and Emerich Jenei and played all the minutes in the 2–1 victory from the Cupa României final over "U" Craiova, also he appeared in both legs of the 1–0 aggregate loss to A.S. Roma from the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=21 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1984_1985.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1984–1985|publisher=Romaniansoccer.ro|access-date=21 April 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/steaua-roma-acum-24-de-ani-2816301| title=Steaua-Roma, acum 24 de ani…| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Steaua-Roma, 24 years ago…| date=25 July 2008| access-date=21 April 2025}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/36-de-ani-de-la-steaua-as-roma-0-0-in-ghencea-marcel-puscas-19110073| title=36 de ani de la Steaua – AS Roma 0-0 în Ghencea. Marcel Pușcaș: "A durut! Eugen Barbu a scris în revista Săptămâna că sunt străin de fotbal"| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=36 years from Steaua - AS Roma 0-0 in Ghencea. Marcel Pușcaș: "It hurt! Eugen Barbu wrote in the Săptămâna magazine that I am a foreigner of football"| date=3 October 2020| access-date=21 April 2025}}
{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/augustin-eduard/ec-der-pokalsieger-1984-1985/fcsb/3/|title=Augustin Eduard. Cup Winners Cup 1984/1985|access-date=21 April 2025}}

In 1985 he made a comeback at Argeș where he spent five years, becoming the team's captain and scoring a personal record of 16 goals in the 1988–89 season. Afterwards he went for the 1990–91 season at Dinamo București where he played two games in the European Cup as the team got past St Patrick's Athletic in the first round, being eliminated in the following one by Porto.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/68388/dinamo-bucuresti-in-1990-91.htm|title=Dinamo Bucuresti in 1990–91|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=21 April 2025}}
{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/augustin-eduard/champions-league-1990-1991/dinamo-bucuresti/3/|title=Augustin Eduard. Champions League 1990/1991|access-date=21 April 2025}} Eduard ended his career in 1993 after playing two seasons for Gloria Bistrița, having a total of 287 Divizia A matches with 30 goals scored.

International career

Eduard was part of Romania's U20 squad at the 1981 World Youth Championship from Australia, appearing in six games, scoring once in a 2–1 win over Uruguay from the quarter-finals, helping the team finish the tournament on the third position, winning the bronze medal.{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/augustin-eduard/u-20-h-wm-1981-in-australien/rumaenien-u-20-h-team/3/|title=Augustin Eduard. U20 World Cup 1981 in Australia |access-date=21 April 2025}}

He played one friendly game for Romania's national team when on 8 April 1987, coach Emerich Jenei sent him on the field at half-time to replace Anton Weissenbacher in a 3–2 home victory against Israel.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=5259|title=Augustin Eduard|publisher=European Football|access-date=21 April 2025}}
{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8782|title=Romania 3-2 Israel|publisher=European Football|access-date=21 April 2025}}

Managerial career

After he ended his career, Eduard worked as a youth coach, mostly at Argeș Pitești but also at Unirea Bascov.{{cite web|title=Eduard prezentat oficial ca antrenor la FC Argeș|trans-title=Eduard officially presented as coach at FC Argeş|url=http://fotbalclubarges.ro/2019/03/29/eduard-prezentat-oficial-ca-antrenor-la-fc-arges/|publisher=Fotbalclubarges.ro|date=29 March 2019|access-date=14 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414114848/http://fotbalclubarges.ro/2019/03/29/eduard-prezentat-oficial-ca-antrenor-la-fc-arges/|archive-date=14 April 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title="Această revenire este apogeul carierei mele." Augustin Eduard vorbeşte despre întoarcerea ca antrenor la FC Argeş, obiective şi suporteri |trans-title="This return is the culmination of my career." Augustin Eduard talks about returning to FC Arges, targets and supporters|url=http://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-1/campionat/aceasta-revenire-este-apogeul-carierei-mele-augustin-eduard-vorbeste-despre-intoarcerea-ca-antrenor-la-fc-arges-obiective-si-suporteri-17992808|publisher=Liga2.prosport.ro|date=28 March 2019|access-date=14 April 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-1/campionat/fc-arges-si-a-numit-noul-antrenor-principal-noul-staff-tehnic-va-conduce-echipa-pana-la-finalul-acestei-editii-de-campionat-17982098 | title=FC Argeș și-a numit noul antrenor principal! "Noul staff tehnic va conduce echipa până la finalul acestei ediții de campionat"| publisher=Liga2.prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=FC Argeș has named its new head coach! "The new technical staff will lead the team until the end of this championship edition"| date=26 March 2019| access-date=21 April 2025}} He had two spells as head coach at Argeș Pitești's senior squad in Liga II, firstly as a caretaker in 2017, the second one taking place in 2019.