Dumitru Ivan
{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Dumitru Ivan
|image = Dumitru Ivan 1963 (cropped).jpg
|caption = Ivan in 1963.
|image_size = 180
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date|1938|5|14|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Bucharest, Romania
|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|6|17|1938|5|14|df=yes}}
|death_place = Bucharest, Romania
|height = 1.77 m
|position = Left back
| youthyears1 = 1955–1957| youthclubs1 = Locomotiva București
| years1 = 1959–1960| clubs1 = Dinamo Obor București | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1960–1967| clubs2 = Dinamo București | caps2 = 121 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1967–1970| clubs3 = Argeș Pitești | caps3 = 42 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1970–1975| clubs4 = TUS Wansee | caps4 = | goals4 =
| totalcaps = 163 | totalgoals = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1961–1964 |nationalteam1 = Romania | nationalcaps1 = 12{{efn|name="ROM"|Including 6 appearances for Romania's Olympic team{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=9141|title=Dumitru Ivan|publisher=European Football|access-date=12 January 2020}}}} | nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Dumitru Ivan (14 May 1938 – 17 June 2015) was a Romanian football left back.
Club career
Dumitru Ivan was born on 14 May 1938 in București and started to play football in 1955 at the junior squads of Locomotiva București.{{RomanianSoccer|1365/dumitru-ivan}}
In 1959 he started his senior career at Divizia B team, Dinamo Obor București, transferring after one season at Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut on 19 June 1960 in a 3–1 away loss against Farul Constanța. He then won four consecutive Divizia A titles from 1962 until 1965, in the first he worked with three coaches Traian Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă and Nicolae Dumitru who gave him 26 appearances, in the following two Dumitru and Ionescu used him in 25 matches in which he scored one goal in a 2–2 with rivals Steaua București in the first and in 19 games in the second, also making 19 appearances in the last one under the guidance of Angelo Niculescu.{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/doliu-in-fotbalul-romanesc-fostul-dinamovist-dumitru-ivan-a-decedat-la-varsta-de-77-de-ani-14466552 | title=Doliu în fotbalul românesc. Fostul dinamovist Dumitru Ivan a decedat la vârsta de 77 de ani| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Mourning in Romanian football. Former Dinamo player Dumitru Ivan died at the age of 77| date=17 June 2015 | access-date=5 November 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/dumitru-ivan-condus-pe-ultimul-drum-plecat-suparat-pe-lumea-fotbalului-1362221 | title=Dumitru Ivan, de patru ori campion cu Dinamo, condus pe ultimul drum! A plecat supărat!| publisher=Libertatea.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Dumitru Ivan, four-time champion with Dinamo, led on the last road! He left angry!| date=20 June 2015 | access-date=5 November 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.realitatea.net/cainii-ro-ii-au-imbracat-straie-negre-a-murit-un-mare-fotbalist-de-la-dinamo_1723885.html | title=Câinii roșii au îmbrăcat straie negre: a murit un mare fotbalist de la Dinamo| publisher=Realitatea.net| language=Romanian |trans-title=The red dogs wore black clothes: a great football player from Dinamo died| date=17 June 2015 | access-date=5 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=27 September 2024}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/stiri/68323/dinamo-bucuresti-in-1962-63.htm|title=Dinamo Bucuresti in 1962–63|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=27 September 2024}} Ivan also won the 1963–64 Cupa României with The Red Dogs, coach Ionescu using him all the minutes in the 5–3 victory over Steaua in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1963_1964.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1963–1964|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=27 September 2024}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.sport.ro/cupa-romaniei/video-finala-steaua-dinamo-cu-cei-mai-multi-spectatori-cum-s-au-omorat-70-000-de-fani-sa-vada-umilinta.html | title=Asta e prima finala Steaua - Dinamo din istorie! Omul care i-a inventat pe Lucescu si Dinu a umilit-o pe Steaua in fata a 70.000 de fani!| publisher=Sport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=This is the first Steaua - Dinamo final in history! The man who invented Lucescu and Dinu humiliated Steaua in front of 70,000 fans!| date=23 May 2011 | access-date=28 September 2024}} He represented Dinamo in 10 European Cup matches, including playing all four games of the 1963–64 European Cup campaign as they got pass East Germany champion, Motor Jena, being eliminated in the next phase by Real Madrid and also appearing in a historical 2–1 win over Inter Milan in the 1965–66 edition who were the winners of the last two seasons of the competition.{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dumitru-ivan/champions-league-1963-1964/dinamo-bucuresti/3/|title=Dumitru Ivan - Champions League 1963/1964|access-date=27 September 2024}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/retro-gsp-video-si-foto-1-decembrie-1965-ziua-nationala-a-cainilor-cea-in-care-au-invins-dubla-campioana-a-europei-si-a-lumii-584274.html | title=1 decembrie 1965, Ziua națională a "câinilor": cea în care au învins dubla campioană a Europei și a lumii| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=December 1, 1965, the national day of the "dogs": the one in which they defeated the double champion of Europe and the world| date=1 December 2019 | access-date=27 September 2024}}
In 1967, Ivan was transferred at Argeș Pitești where on 7 December 1969 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 2–2 against Universitatea Craiova, a competition in which he gained a total of 163 appearances with two goals scored, also he played six games in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup for Argeș.{{NFT|37654}} In 1970, Ivan went to play in West Germany at TUS Wansee for five seasons, after which he retired from his playing career.{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/doliu-in-fotbalul-romanesc-fostul-dinamovist-dumitru-ivan-a-decedat-la-varsta-de-77-de-ani-14466552 | title=Veste tristă pentru microbiști. Fostul fotbalist dinamovist Dumitru Ivan a încetat din viață| publisher=Romanialibera.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Sad news for football fans. Former Dinamo football player Dumitru Ivan passed away| date=17 June 2015 | access-date=11 October 2022}}
International career
Ivan played 6 matches at international level for Romania, making his debut on 8 October 1961 under coach Gheorghe Popescu I in a friendly which ended with a 4–0 victory against Turkey.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13164|title=Romania 4-0 Turkey|publisher=European Football|access-date=5 November 2021}} His following game was a 3–1 win over Spain at the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers. Ivan's following matches were friendlies, the last one being a 0–0 with Turkey played on 9 October 1963. He also played for Romania's Olympic team, being chosen by coach Silviu Ploeșteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad from Tokyo where he played in a 1–1 against Iran from the group stage, the team finishing the competition on the fifth place.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/dumitru-ivan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/dumitru-ivan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Dumitru Ivan Olympic Results |access-date=19 October 2018}}{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dumitru-ivan/olympische-spiele-1964/rumaenien-olymp-team/3/|title=Dumitru Ivan - Olympic Games 1964|access-date=11 October 2022}}
{{cite web|url=https://theplaymaker.ro/ultima-participare-a-romaniei-la-olimpiada-1964-sfert-cu-ungaria/5341/|title=Cum a fost ultima participare a României la Olimpiadă, în 1964, când "tricolorii" au pierdut dramatic sfertul cu Ungaria|publisher=Theplaymaker.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=How was Romania's last participation in the Olympics, in 1964, when "The Tricolors" dramatically lost the quarter to Hungary|date=27 June 2019 |access-date=27 September 2024}}
Death
Honours
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|dumitru-ivan}}
{{Romania football squad 1964 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Romanian men's footballers
Category:Romania men's international footballers
Category:Olympic footballers for Romania
Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:FC Rapid București players
Category:Victoria București players
Category:FC Dinamo București players
Category:FC Argeș Pitești players
Category:Footballers from Bucharest
Category:Romanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
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