Iosif Fabian
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Iosif Fabian was a Romania
n football striker and coach.
, Romania, Fabian started his youth career at Muncitorii Cluj. Then he went to play in the neighborhood country Hungary
for a few years starting there his senior career. He returned back in Romania, at Ferar Cluj
for a short period before he joins up with Carmen Bucureşti
. He made his Liga I
debut on 25 August 1946 in a match against Jiul Petroşani
winning 3–1 and scoring once. During that season he scored 13 goals in 13 matches, and puts his team on the second place in the 1946–47 league table. The same year he leaves Romania, and goes abroad to Italy
and signs for AC Torino in the Serie A
, where he met up with the legendary Valentino Mazzola
, in his first season on the club Josef won the Italian League
contributing with 9 goals in 15 appearances, and was the only foreigner on the team. Over the years spent in Italy, he also played for Lucchese and Bari.
In 1951 he leaves Italy, and goes to France
and signs for two seasons with AS Cannes
, during the 1951–52 season he was loaned out to Roubaix-Tourcoing
. During his time in France Spanish
side Atlético Madrid put an eye on him and wanted to transfer him to Spain.
After his time in France, he went to Portugal
in 1953, and signed for Sporting Lisbon he made there only 6 appearances and scored two goals but won the Portuguese Liga
in 1954. Fabian saw his name linked to several clubs and more in the various echelons of Portuguese football but choose instead Barreirense
, he was a player-coach there.
After retiring he started a long career coaching various teams in Portugal and Mozambique
. His last training job was at Imortal de Albufeira in the 1983–84 season
led by coach Virgil Economu, on 8 October 1946, in a match against Bulgaria
ended 2–2, his only goal for Romania was in a 2–1 victory over Yugoslavia
in the Balkan Cup
on 11 October 1946.
Sporting Lisbon:
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n football striker and coach.
Career
Born in Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, Romania, Fabian started his youth career at Muncitorii Cluj. Then he went to play in the neighborhood country Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
for a few years starting there his senior career. He returned back in Romania, at Ferar Cluj
Ferar Cluj
Ferar Cluj was a football club based in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania. It was founded in 1918 and dissolved in 1948.-History:Until 1936 the club plays in the Romanian regional championship, after which it promotes to the Divizia B...
for a short period before he joins up with Carmen Bucureşti
Carmen Bucuresti
Carmen Bucureşti was a football team established in 1937 by the Romanian businessman Dumitru Mociorniţă. The club suddenly disappeared ten years later, when it was dissolved by the Communist Government of Romania for the only reason that the team’s owner was a bourgeois.-History:Carmen, which...
. He made his Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
debut on 25 August 1946 in a match against Jiul Petroşani
Jiul Petrosani
Jiul Petroşani is a Romanian professional football club from Petroşani, Hunedoara county, Romania, founded in 1919.-History:The history of Jiul Petroşani goes back to 1919, when the club was founded as Clubul Atletic al Minerilor din Petroşani .In 1925 Jiul was runners-up in the Liga I.Most of its...
winning 3–1 and scoring once. During that season he scored 13 goals in 13 matches, and puts his team on the second place in the 1946–47 league table. The same year he leaves Romania, and goes abroad to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and signs for AC Torino in the Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
, where he met up with the legendary Valentino Mazzola
Valentino Mazzola
Valentino Mazzola was an Italian footballer and captain of the legendary Grande Torino side, killed in the Superga air disaster. He is considered one of the best football players of all time and perhaps the first modern all-around footballer, as he was an attacking midfielder who could score,...
, in his first season on the club Josef won the Italian League
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
contributing with 9 goals in 15 appearances, and was the only foreigner on the team. Over the years spent in Italy, he also played for Lucchese and Bari.
In 1951 he leaves Italy, and goes to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and signs for two seasons with AS Cannes
AS Cannes
Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin...
, during the 1951–52 season he was loaned out to Roubaix-Tourcoing
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
Club Olympique de Roubaix Tourcoing was a French football team playing in the city of Roubaix, Nord. The team was founded in 1945 in a merge between three clubs: Excelsior AC Roubaix, RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing. The team won Division 1 in 1946/1947...
. During his time in France Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
side Atlético Madrid put an eye on him and wanted to transfer him to Spain.
After his time in France, he went to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
in 1953, and signed for Sporting Lisbon he made there only 6 appearances and scored two goals but won the Portuguese Liga
Portuguese Liga
The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
in 1954. Fabian saw his name linked to several clubs and more in the various echelons of Portuguese football but choose instead Barreirense
Barreirense
Barreirense is a sports club in Maio Island, Cape Verde. Its football team first title in history since independence was claimed in 2006 and became the latest team that advanced to the national division for the first time.Apart from football there are also in the club basketball, volleyball and...
, he was a player-coach there.
After retiring he started a long career coaching various teams in Portugal and Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. His last training job was at Imortal de Albufeira in the 1983–84 season
National team
Fabian made his debut for the national sideRomania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
led by coach Virgil Economu, on 8 October 1946, in a match against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
ended 2–2, his only goal for Romania was in a 2–1 victory over Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
in the Balkan Cup
Balkan Cup
The Balkan Cup was an international football tournament played on and off between 1929 and 1980 between countries from the Balkan region. The first tournament was played between Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over 3 years from 1929 to 1931....
on 11 October 1946.
Club
Torino:- Serie ASerie ASerie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
: 1947–48
Sporting Lisbon:
- Portuguese LigaPortuguese LigaThe Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...
: 1953–54 - Cup of Portugal: 1953–54