Sorin Avram
Sorin Avram Aristotel ( born March 29, 1943 in Bacău ) is a former Romanian football player and coach. The striker played 226 games in the highest Romanian football league, the Divizia A. As a national player, he participated in the 1964 Olympic Games.
Career as a player
At the age of 16 years Avram came into the first team of Dinamo Bacau, where he died on March 20, 1960 to its first use in the highest Romanian league, the Divizia A (now League 1) came. In the summer of 1960 he moved to local rivals Steaua Roşie Bacau in the Divizia B to get some match practice. After a year he returned to Dinamo, but could not establish himself as a regular player, though he came to more inserts.
After Avram had become the summer of 1962 with the Romanian Youth National Team European Champion, he played in the 1962/ 63 Viitorul Bucharest, which had emerged from the winning team. As Viitorul was disbanded during the winter break, he moved to Steaua Bucharest. The club was one of the most successful in Romania in the 1960s. After two Cup victories in 1966 and 1967 Avram won the Romanian championship in the 1967/68 season with Steaua.
After this success, Avram lost in the following season his place and only came up with seven inserts, so that its share in the renewed Cup victory was low. After this season he left the club and moved on to league rivals Farul Constanta.
In 1970, Avram returned to his hometown, playing for the SC Bacau, where he ended his career in 1973.
National
Sorin Avram played twelve games for the Romanian national football team, scoring one goal. He had his debut on 20 May 1964 friendly against Hungary. Coach Silviu Ploeşteanu appointed him in the same year in the squad for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he was employed in the preliminary round match against Iran. His last international match played Avram on March 22, 1967 in a 2-1 friendly win against France.
Career as a coach
Avram worked at the Liceul de Fotbal Bacau as a sports teacher. In July 1980 he won as manager of Letea Bacau at the final tournament in Câmpulung the Romanian national champion title in the Youth B ( juniori 2). In the 1991/92 season Avram supervised his former club FC Bacau for a few games in Divizia A.
Achievements
As a player
- Participants in the Olympic Games: 1964
- Romanian champions: 1968
- Romanian Cup Winners: 1966, 1967, 1969
Awards
On 25 March 2008 received Avram and the other surviving members of the banns, which had won up to this time only title on Romania national level by President Traian Basescu the Order of Merit " Meritul sporty " III. Class. He is Master of Sports.