Dan Coe
Daniel " Dan " Coe ( born September 8, 1941 in Bucharest, † October 19, 1981 in Cologne, Germany ) was a Romanian football player. He played 214 games in the highest Romanian football league, the Divizia A, and participated in the World Cup 1970.
Career
Dan Coe began his career with his hometown club Rapid Bucharest. In his native Dan Coe was one of the most famous athletes ever. "Our Beckenbauer " called the Romanian football fans to and Sweeper.
In Romania, Coe played for 20 years for a team: From 1951 to 1971, he laced up football boots for Rapid Bucharest. After three third places and five runner- he succeeded in 1967, the biggest success of his career: winning the Romanian title, when Rapid able to prevail against local rivals Dinamo Bucharest. In the European Cup against Rapid different from Juventus after two draws. In the match against Germany Coe Romania is the first time as captain of the square. The game won in Bucharest Romania.
At the end of his career played Dan Coe from 1971 to 1973 in the Belgian Jupiler League. When Royal Antwerp FC, he was trained by Pál Csernai. Again, Coe was very popular and was hailed by the fans. At the same time he acquired the coaching license at the Sports University in Cologne.
Coe then returned to Romania, but was rejected by the coaches of his former club Rapid. He then moved into the Divizia B to FC Galaţi, which in 1974 the rise in the Divizia A managed. In the season 1974/75 Coe still played with in the first round, before he ended his career. For a short time he was then manager in Galaţi and Sighetu Marmaţiei.
National
Coe played 41 games for the Romanian national football team, scoring two goals. He has on May 12, 1963 against Germany he wore against the GDR, the last in 1971. First time as captain of the national team its first outing.
Achievements
- Participation in the Olympic Games in 1964
- Romanian champions: 1967
- Participation in the World Cup: 1970
Death
After the end of his career, Dan Coe traveled to Germany under the pretext of visiting his old colleagues in Belgium. He did not return to Romania and settled in Cologne. On October 19, 1981, he was found hanged in his apartment. Shortly before his death he had given an interview to Radio Free Europe, where he had strongly criticized the Romanian government. He left behind his wife and a daughter.
Others
His father, Duce Coe, had been the mid-1930s captain of the football team of Sportul Studenţesc.