Radu Jercan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 October 1945[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Popești-Leordeni, Romania[2] | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 2012 (aged 66)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Popești-Leordeni, Romania[3] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Dinamo Victoria București | ||
| 1967–1976 | Argeș Pitești | 247 | (27) |
| 1976–1978 | Muscelul Câmpulung | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972 | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Muscelul Câmpulung | |||
| S.N. Oltenița | |||
| CS Târgoviște | |||
| Chimia Găiești | |||
| Textila Roșiori | |||
| IUPS Chitila | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Radu Jercan (24 October 1945 – 29 September 2012) was a Romanian football forward and manager.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]Radu Jercan was born on 24 October 1945 in Popești-Leordeni, Romania, starting to play football in 1966 at Divizia B side, Dinamo Victoria București.[2][4][5][6]
One year later he signed with Argeș Pitești where on 20 August 1967 he made his Divizia A debut in a 2–0 home loss in front of Rapid București.[2][4] He started playing in European competitions during the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, scoring a goal in a victory over Ferencváros, then in the following edition he scored in a win with Göztepe, however on both occasions Argeș was eliminated on the aggregate result.[2][7] In the 1971–72 season he formed a successful offensive trio with Nicolae Dobrin and Constantin Radu which helped Argeș win the first title in its history, Jercan scoring a personal record of eight goals in the 29 appearances given to him by coaches Titus Ozon and Florin Halagian, including a brace in Halagian's first game as coach, a 2–1 win over Rapid București.[2][8] Afterwards he played three games in the 1972–73 European Cup, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, then in the following one they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid but lost the second leg with 3–1.[2][9][10] Jercan's last Divizia A appearance took place on 13 June 1976 in a 7–1 away loss in front of Dinamo București, having a total of 247 matches with 27 goals scored in the competition, also playing a total of 11 games with two goals scored in European competitions, including six games with two goals in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[2]
In 1976, Jercan went at Muscelul Câmpulung where coach was his former Argeș teammate, Ion Barbu and he was colleague with other former Argeș teammates like Constantin Radu, Vasile Stan and Marian Popescu, managing to promote the team from the third league to the second where he ended his career in 1978.[2][11] During his career he was known for his speed, running 100 metres in about 11 seconds.[3][4][5][6]
International career
[edit]Radu Jercan played two friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Gheorghe Ola in a 4–2 away victory against Morocco.[1][12] His second game was a 2–2 against Peru.[1][13]
Coaching career
[edit]After he ended his playing career, Jercan coached teams in the Romanian lower leagues such as Muscelul Câmpulung, S.N. Oltenița, CS Târgoviște, Chimia Găiești, Textila Roșiori and IUPS Chitila.[3][4][5][6]
Death
[edit]Jercan spent the final years of his life in his hometown, Popești-Leordeni where on 29 September 2012 he died at age 66.[1][3][4]
Honours
[edit]Argeș Pitești
Muscelul Câmpulung
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Radu Jercan". European Football. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Radu Jercan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f "Radu Jercan, partenerul lui Dobrin în atacul lui FC Argeş, a decedat la 66 de ani" [Radu Jercan, Dobrin's partner in the attack of FC Arges, died at 66] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Redy Jercan a fost înmormîntat azi. Citeşte povestea unuia din "locotenenţii" lui Dobrin" [Redy Jercan was buried today. Read the story of one of Dobrin's "lieutenants"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "10 ani fără Radu Jercan" [10 years without Radu Jercan] (in Romanian). Argesfc.ro. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "10 ani de la dispariția campionului alb-violet Radu Jercan" [10 years since the disappearance of the purple-white champion Radu Jercan] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Radu Jercan. Europa League 1967/1968". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
"Radu Jercan. Europa League 1968/1969". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 August 2024. - ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
"Halagian la primul meci pe banca Argeșului" [Halagian at the first game on the Argeș bench] (in Romanian). Argesfc.ro. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
"Halagian la primul meci pe banca Argeșului. Dobrin și momentele sale magice" [Halagian at the first match on the Argeș bench. Dobrin and his magical moments] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024. - ^ "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Radu Jercan. Champions League 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Cutia cu amintiri: VASILE STAN: "Cea mai mare satisfacție era să-i vezi pe acei oameni că te felicită și sunt fericiți de jocul tău"" [Box of memories: VASILE STAN: "The greatest satisfaction was to see those people congratulating you and being happy with your game"] (in Romanian). Argespress.ro. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Morocco – Romania 2:4". European Football. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Peru 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Radu Jercan at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Radu Jercan at WorldFootball.net