Zoltan Crișan

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zoltan Crișan
Krizsán Zoltán

| image = 150px

| fullname = Zoltan Crișan

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1955|5|3}}

| birth_place = Oradea, Romania

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2003|10|14|1955|5|3}}

| death_place = Craiova, Romania

| position = Attacking midfielder / Forward

| youthyears1 = 1969–1973 | youthclubs1 = FC Baia Mare

| years1 = 1973–1974 | clubs1 = Baia Mare | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1974–1984 | clubs2 = Universitatea Craiova | caps2 = 237 | goals2 = 40

| years3 = 1984–1985 | clubs3 = Bihor Oradea | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1985–1987 | clubs4 = Olt Scornicești | caps4 = 45 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 1987 | clubs5 = Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 2

| totalcaps = 304 | totalgoals = 50

| nationalyears1 = 1974–1984 | nationalteam1 = Romania{{efn|name="ROM"|Including five appearances for Romania's Olympic team.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=3965|title=Zoltan Crișan|publisher=European Football|access-date=28 January 2021}}{{NFT|17916}}}} | nationalcaps1 = 46 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = Aurul Brad

| manageryears2 = | managerclubs2 = Montefano

}}

Zoltan Crișan ({{langx|hu|Krizsán Zoltán}};{{cite web |url=http://www.origo.hu/sport/futball/20190202-universitatea-craiova-labdarugas-uefa-kupa-romania-ceausescu.html |title=Ceausescu miatt nem verték szét az UEFA-kupában csodát tévő egyetemistákat |last=Farkas |first=Norbert |date=4 February 2019 |website=www.origo.hu |publisher=New Wave Media Group}} 3 May 1955 – 14 October 2003) was a Romanian international footballer of Hungarian ethnicity who played for FC Baia Mare, Universitatea Craiova, FC Bihor Oradea, Olt Scornicești and Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.{{WorldFootball.net|zoltan-crisan}} He was semifinalist of UEFA Cup with Universitatea Craiova in 1983.{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/sapte-ani-fara-numarul-sapte-zoltan-crisan-comemorat-de-universitatea-craiova-7477798 | title="Șapte ani fără numărul șapte!" Zoltan Crișan, comemorat de Universitatea Craiova| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title="Seven years without the number seven!" Zoltan Crișan, commemorated by the Universitatea Craiova| date=14 October 2010 | access-date=28 January 2021}} After he ended his playing career, he coached Aurul Brad in Romania and Montefano in Italy.{{cite web | url=https://cvlpress.ro/15.10.2014/un-sarut-si-o-lacrima-pentru-zoli-crisan/ | title=Un sărut şi o lacrimă pentru Zoli Crişan| publisher=Cvlpress.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=A kiss and a tear for Zoli Crişan| date=15 October 2014 | access-date=28 January 2021}} Ion Jianu a Romanian journalist, wrote a book about his life called Patimile lui Crișan (The Passions of Crișan) published in 2004.{{cite web | url=https://www.gds.ro/Actualitate/2004-05-14/Patimile-lui-Crisan-un-volum-de-interviuri-in-care-adevarul-este-devastator/ | title="Patimile lui Crisan", un volum de interviuri in care adevarul este devastator| publisher=Gds.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title="Crisan's Passions", a volume of interviews in which the truth is devastating| date=15 October 2014 | access-date=28 January 2021}} Crișan died of tuberculosis on 14 October 2003.