Stere Sertov

Stere Sertov (5 February 1963 – 3 May 2022) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Stere Sertov
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-02-05)5 February 1963[1]
Place of birth Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța, Romania[1]
Date of death 3 May 2022(2022-05-03) (aged 59)[1]
Place of death Bucharest, Romania[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1982 Steaua București 18 (2)
1982–1983 Dinamo București 3 (0)
1983–1985 Politehnica Iași 41 (8)
1987–1989 Politehnica Iași
1989–1990 CFR Pașcani
Total 62 (10)
International career
1981 Romania U20[2] 6 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Romania
FIFA World Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third placeFIFA U-20 World Cup1981
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Stere Sertov was born on 5 February 1963 in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța.[1] He made his Divizia A debut at age 18, playing for Steaua București in a 1–0 victory against Progresul București.[1][3] In 1982, Sertov went to play for Dinamo București where he appeared in only three Divizia A games but managed to win the title.[1][3][4] He went to play afterwards at Politehnica Iași where in two seasons he scored 8 goals in 41 Divizia A appearances but an injury kept him off the field for the following two seasons.[1] He returned to play at Politehnica Iași, this time in Divizia B, moving after two seasons at CFR Pașcani who was also participating in Divizia B, where after only one season he ended his career and became a judicial police officer, he has a total of 62 appearances and 10 goals scored in Divizia A.[1][3][4] On 3 May 2022, Sertov died at the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest after suffering from diabetes.[1][3][4]

International career

Stere Sertov represented Romania U20 at the 1981 World Youth Championship from Australia, playing 6 games in which he scored one goal in a 1–0 victory against South Korea in the group stage, helping the team finish the tournament in the 3rd position, winning the bronze medal.[1][2][3][4][5]

Honours

Dinamo București

References
  1. "A murit Stere Sertov, fotbalistul român medaliat la Mondiale. Fost campion cu Dinamo, avea doar 59 de ani!" [Stere Sertov, the Romanian footballer who won a medal at the World Cup, died. Former champion with Dinamo, he was only 59 years old!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. Stere Sertov at WorldFootball.net
  3. "A murit un fotbalist din generaţia de aur a clubului Dinamo. Avea 59 de ani" [A footballer from the golden generation of the Dinamo club has died. He was 59 years old] (in Romanian). Romaniatv.ro. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. "Tragedie în fotbalul românesc! A murit un fost mare campion cu Dinamo! Din ce cauză s-a stins la doar 59 de ani" [Tragedy in Romanian football! A former great champion with Dinamo has died! Why did he passed away at just 59 years old] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. "Romania U20 vs. South Korea U20 1 – 0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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