Costel Pană

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Costel Pană

| fullname = Constantin Pană

| image = Costel Pana.jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|7|15}}

| birth_place = Moreni, Romania

| height = 1.68 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Chindia Târgoviște (head coach)

| youthyears1 = 1976–1984

| youthclubs1 = Flacăra Moreni

| years1 = 1984–1990

| clubs1 = Flacăra Moreni

| caps1 = 107

| goals1 = 17

| years2 = 1990–1995

| clubs2 = Dinamo București

| caps2 = 128

| goals2 = 22

| years3 = 1995–1997

| clubs3 = Neuchâtel Xamax

| caps3 = 47

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1997–1999

| clubs4 = FCM Bacău

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1999

| clubs5 = Argeș Pitești

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2000

| clubs6 = FC Brașov

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 1

| totalcaps = 317

| totalgoals = 47

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1993

| nationalteam1 = Romania

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1999

| managerclubs1 = FCM Bacău (caretaker)

| manageryears2 = 2000–2003

| managerclubs2 = Argeș Pitești (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2003

| managerclubs3 = UTA Arad (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2004–2006

| managerclubs4 = Romania U18

| manageryears5 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs5 = CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea

| manageryears6 = 2007–2009

| managerclubs6 = Al-Hilal (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs7 = Chindia Târgoviște

| manageryears8 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs8 = CS Ștefănești

| manageryears9 = 2012

| managerclubs9 = CS Buftea

| manageryears10 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs10 = Progresul Cernica

| manageryears11 = 2014

| managerclubs11 = Viitorul Axintele

| manageryears12 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs12 = Universitatea Cluj (assistant)

| manageryears13 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs13 = Al-Ahli U19

| manageryears14 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs14 = Al-Shabab U19

| manageryears15 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs15 = Politehnica Iași (assistant)

| manageryears16 = 2021

| managerclubs16 = Al-Tai U19

| manageryears17 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs17 = Al-Khaleej (technical director youth center)

| manageryears18 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs18 = Al-Khaleej (sporting director)

| manageryears19 = 2024

| managerclubs19 = Agricola Borcea

| manageryears20 = 2025

| managerclubs20 = Chindia Târgoviște

}}

Constantin "Costel" Pană (born 15 July 1967) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club Chindia Târgoviște.[https://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/costel-pana/ Weltfussball]{{NFT player|33980}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ilfovsport.ro/reportaj-fa-te-frate-cu-pana-pana-treci-ilfovul/|title=Reportaj: Fă-te frate cu Pană până treci Ilfovul|publisher=ilfovsport.ro|language=Romanian|trans-title=Report: Make yourself a brother with Pana until you cross the Ilfov|access-date=8 September 2019|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630020005/http://www.ilfovsport.ro/reportaj-fa-te-frate-cu-pana-pana-treci-ilfovul/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/exclusiv-fratii-cu-numarul-6-nabil-si-reda-jaadi-sunt-prima-pereche-de-frati-straini-din-istoria-lui-dinamo-si-doar-a-sasea-din-analele-clubului-alb-rosu-562104.html | title= EXCLUSIV Frații cu numărul 6, Nabil și Reda Jaadi sunt prima pereche de frați străini din istoria lui Dinamo și doar a șasea din analele clubului alb-roșu| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=EXCLUSIVELY Brothers number 6, Nabil and Reda Jaadi are the first pair of foreign brothers in the history of Dinamo and only the sixth of the red and white club| date=12 March 2019 | access-date= 8 September 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/drama-din-copilaria-a-doi-frati-campioni-cu-dinamo-662490.html | title= Drama celor doi frați campioni cu Dinamo: "La doi ani după ce tata a murit, doctorii ne-au scris că au găsit loc să-l opereze"| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The drama of the two champion brothers with Dinamo: "Two years after my father died, the doctors wrote to us that they had found a place to operate him"| date=3 May 2022 | access-date= 5 May 2022}}{{cite web | url=http://www.ilfovsport.ro/costel-pana-preia-progresul-cernica/ | title=Costel Pană preia Progresul Cernica | publisher=Ilfovsport.ro | language=Romanian | trans-title=Costel Pană takes over Progresul Cernica | date=13 September 2012 | access-date=27 May 2020 | archive-date=29 June 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629162447/http://www.ilfovsport.ro/costel-pana-preia-progresul-cernica/ | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/stiri/gabi-raduta-a-preluat-din-nou-cernica-11061528 | title= Gabi Răduță a preluat (din nou) Cernica!| publisher=Liga2.prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Gabi Răduță took over (again) Cernica!| date=1 July 2013 | access-date= 27 May 2020}}

International career

Costel Pană played six games at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 1994 World Cup qualification match which ended with a 7–0 victory against Faroe Islands, in which he scored the 6th goal of the game.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15912|title=Costel Pană|publisher=European Football|accessdate=12 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=9671|title=Romania – Faroe Islands 7:0|publisher=European Football|accessdate=12 October 2020}}

=International stats=

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{cite web |url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15912 |title=Constantin Pană |publisher=European Football |access-date=12 February 2025}}

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="2"|Romania

|1992

11
199350
colspan="2"|Total61

:Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pană goal.

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! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.6 May 1992Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania{{fb|Faroe Islands}}align="center"|6–0align="center"| 7–01994 World Cup qualifiers

Honours

=Player=

Flacăra Moreni

Dinamo București

=Coach=

Chindia Târgoviște

Personal life

He won the Divizia A title with Dinamo București playing alongside his brother, the defender Marian who was also an international footballer.{{cite web|url=http://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/special-situatie-de-gradul-i-in-liga-1-ce-a-realizat-silviu-lung-jr-prin-castigarea-titlului-cu-astra-de-la-fratii-valcov-la-fratii-costea-si-familia-piturca-15286412|title=SPECIAL Situaţie de gradul I în Liga 1. Ce a realizat Silviu Lung jr. prin câştigarea titlului cu Astra. De la fraţii Vâlcov, la fraţii Costea şi familia Piţurcă|date=9 May 2016 |publisher=prosport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=SPECIAL First grade situation in Liga 1. What Silviu Lung jr. accomplished by winning the title with Astra. From the brothers Vâlcov to the brothers Costea and the Piţurcă family|access-date= 7 October 2017}}

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