Andrei Stocker

Andrei Stocker (born 22 November 1942) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a central defender and a referee.

Andrei Stocker
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-11-22) 22 November 1942[1]
Place of birth Aninoasa, Romania[2]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Central defender[2]
Youth career
Minerul Aninoasa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Minerul Aninoasa
1965–1976 Jiul Petroșani[lower-alpha 1] 271 (8)
1976–1977 Minerul Lupeni
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Andrei Stocker, nicknamed "Keke" was born on 22 November 1942 in Aninoasa, his parents being Transylvanian Saxon miners, who because of their German origins were deported in 1945 by the soviets to do forced labour for a few years in the Donbas region.[1][2][3] He started playing football at Minerul Aninoasa where he was noticed by coach Eugen Mladin who brought him at his team, Jiul Petroșani.[2][3] In his first season played at Jiul, he helped the team gain promotion to Divizia A, a competition in which he made his debut on 21 August 1966 in a 7–0 victory against Steagul Roșu Brașov.[2][3][4] After playing one year and a half at Jiul Petroșani as a right midfielder, Stocker started to play alongside Gogu Tonca in the central defense, where they became known for their tough way of playing, being considered by some as the most aggressive couple of defenders in Divizia A's history.[2] He appeared in 271 Divizia A matches and scored 8 goals for Jiul, played two Cupa României finals, winning one and made two appearances in the double against Dundee United in the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup which was lost with 3–2 on aggregate.[2][5][6] In 1976, Stocker went to play at Minerul Lupeni where he ended his career after one year.[2]

After he retired from his playing career, Stocker was a referee, arbitrating in Divizia C and being a linesman in Divizia B and Divizia A.[2][3] In 1986, he emigrated to Sweden where he settled in the city of Malmö with his family.[2][3]

Honours

Jiul Petroșani

Notes
  1. The statistics for the 1965–66 Divizia B season are unavailable.[3]

References
  1. Andrei Stocker at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Ticăloșii fără glorie Povestea celui mai dur cuplu de fundași centrali din istoria Ligii 1: "Ne loveau încă de pe tunelul întunecat. Era îngrozitor"" [The gloryless villains. The story of the toughest pair of central defenders in the history of Liga 1: "They were starting to hit us from the dark tunnel. It was awful."] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. "Aniversare. Fotbalistul cu cele mai multe jocuri în Divizia "A" pentru Jiul Petroșani, Andrei Stocker implineste 79 de ani!" [Anniversary. The footballer with the most games in Division "A" for Jiul Petroșani, Andrei Stocker turns 79!] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. "Special. Anul jubileelor promovării Jiului. 55 de ani – promovarea din 1966" [Special. Jubilee year of Jiu promotion. 55 years - the promotion from 1966] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. "Dundee United vs. Jiul Petroșani 3 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. "Jiul Petroșani vs. Dundee United 2 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. "Romanian Cup 1971-1972". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. "Romanian Cup 1973-1974". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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