Iuliu Năftănăilă
{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Iuliu Năftănăilă
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|08|25|df=y}}{{RomanianSoccer|1333/iuliu-naftanaila}}
| birth_place = Făgăraș, Romania
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|08|28|1942|08|25|df=y}}
| death_place = Făgăraș, Romania
| position = Central midfielder
| years1 = 1959–1961 |clubs1 = Chimia Făgăraș |caps1 = |goals1 =
| years2 = 1961–1967 |clubs2 = Steagul Roșu Brașov |caps2 = 150 |goals2 = 37
| nationalyears1 = 1962–1966 | nationalteam1 = Romania U23{{cite news|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/iuliu-năftănăilă-167942/ |title=Iuliu Năftănăilă profile|publisher=11v11|accessdate=7 June 2020}} | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1963–1965 | nationalteam2 = Romania B | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1967 | nationalteam3 = Romania | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0
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Iuliu Năftănăilă (25 August 1942 – 28 August 1967) was a Romanian football midfielder.{{NFT|37707}}{{WorldFootball.net|iuliu-nftnil}}
Club career
Iuliu Năftănăilă was born on 25 August 1942 in Făgăraș, Romania and started to play football in 1959 at local club, Chimia in Divizia B. Two years later he was brought to Steagul Roșu Brașov by coach Silviu Ploeșteanu who gave him his Divizia A debut on 20 August 1961 in a 3–1 victory against Știința Cluj in which he scored two goals, having a total of 11 by the end of the season as the club finished on the 4th position.{{cite web | url=https://lastegaru.net/2013/07/16/steagu-xi-mijlocas-central-1/ | title=Steagu' XI – Mijlocaş central 1 | publisher=Lastegaru.net| language=Romanian |trans-title=Steagu’ XI – Central midfielder 1 | accessdate=28 February 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://lastegaru.net/2010/09/27/iuliu-naftanaila/ | title=Iuliu Năftănăilă| publisher=Stegaru.net| language=Romanian | access-date=28 February 2020}} He remained at Steagul over the course of 7 seasons, the highlights of this period being another fourth place in the 1964–65 Divizia A season and the winning of the 1960–61 Balkans Cup. He made his last Divizia A appearance on 27 August 1967 in a 0–0 against Argeș Pitești, having a total of 150 matches played and 37 goals scored in the competition, also he has a total of 5 matches and one goal scored in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 9 games and three goals scored in Cupa României and 11 games with three goals scored in the Balkans Cup. Iuliu Năftănăilă died at age 25 while driving his car and crashing into a tree, on the side of the Brașov – Făgăraș road.{{cite web|url=https://www.fanatik.ro/accidentele-rutiere-au-facut-victime-si-in-sportul-romanesc-maria-cioncan-ibrahim-dossey-sau-cezar-dinu-s-au-stins-la-volan-18956843|title=Accidentele rutiere au făcut victime şi în sportul românesc! Maria Cioncan, Ibrahim Dossey sau Cezar Dinu s-au stins la volan|publisher=fanatik.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Road accidents have made victims in Romanian sport too! Maria Cioncan, Ibrahim Dossey or Cezar Dinu have gone behind the wheel|date= 1 June 2019 |access-date= 28 February 2020}}
International career
Iuliu Năftănăilă played three matches at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Bazil Marian in a 1–1 friendly against Uruguay, which took place on 4 January 1947 in Montevideo on Estadio Gran Parque Central.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14735|title=Iuliu Năftănăilă|publisher=European Football|access-date=28 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13823|title=Uruguay – Romania 1:1|publisher=European Football|access-date=8 June 2020}} His second game was also a friendly which ended with a 2–1 away victory against Greece.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13829|title=Greece – Romania 1:2|publisher=European Football|access-date=1 July 2021}} Năftănăilă's last appearance for the national team was in a 1–0 loss against Italy at the Euro 1968 qualifiers.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13874|title=Romania – Italy 0:1|publisher=European Football|access-date=8 June 2020}}
Honours
Steagul Roșu Brașov
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.labtof.ro/profil/iuliu-naftanaila-3116/ Iuliu Năftănăilă] at Labtof.ro
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Category:Romanian men's footballers
Category:Romania men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Brașov (1936) players
Category:Road incident deaths in Romania