Mircea David
Mircea David ( born October 16, 1914 in Sinaia, Prahova County, † 12 October 1993 in Iaşi ) was a Romanian football goalkeeper. He played 143 games in the highest Romanian football league, the Divizia A, and adopted as a substitute player takes part in the World Cup 1938.
Life
Mircia David was born in 1914 in Sinaia. After a few years the family moved to Oradea. He first played Oina and began playing football until later. His example was the Austrian goalkeeper Rudolf Hiden.
Career as a player
David began his career with his hometown club Clubul atletic Oradea. There he moved in the season 1933/34, on the first team and announced on October 8, 1933 his debut in the highest Romanian league, the Divizia A. In the 1935/36 season was David in CAO first-team regular.
In 1938, David CAO left and joined the Romanian giants Venus Bucharest. There he was in the years 1939 and 1940 the Romanian championship win. As Venus was after the end of World War II in the second highest league, which Divizia B, arranged, he remained loyal to the club first, but joined in 1947, the league rivals August 23 at Lugoj.
After a disappointing year in athletic Lugoj David returned to Oradea at CAO, who played now under the name of ICO Oradea, back. There again he succeeded in the season 1948/49, winning the championship. In 1951 he finished his career there.
National
David graduated twelve games for the Romanian national football team. His start he gave on October 4, 1936 against Hungary. In 1938, coach Alexandru Savulescu nominated him though for the squad for the Soccer World Cup in France, but did not put it on.
Career as a coach
After the end of his active career David took over in 1952 StiinTa Iaşi in Divizia B. After the rise in the Divizia A at the end of the season 1959/60 he gave the coaching job on and switched to the Romanian Football Federation.
Achievements
As a player
- Romanian champion: 1939, 1940, 1949
- World Cup participants: 1938 ( Substitute )
As coach
- Rise in the Divizia A: 1960