Rodion Cămătaru
Rodion Doru Gorun Cămătaru ( born June 22, 1958 in Strehaia, Circle Mehedinţi ) is a former Romanian football player. He played a total of 422 games in Divizia A, of the First Division and the Division of Honour. In 1987, he won the Golden Boot. As a national player Cămătaru took part in the European Football Championship in 1984 and the Football World Cup 1990.
Playing career
Cămătaru began at the age of 12 years in his hometown Strehaia playing football at the local club Progresul Strehaia. At age 16, he moved to the nearest first division club, Universitatea Craiova, which was one in the 1970s, to the best Romanian clubs. On November 10, 1974, he was there at the match against CFR Cluj his debut in the highest Romanian league, the Divizia A. In Universitatea Craiova Cămătaru came in the early years of his career, although regularly used, however, he succeeded - although striker - hardly gates.
The breakthrough as a striker managed Cămătaru in the 1978/79 season, when he was able to achieve 13 results. In the following seasons, he had a reliable scorer major role in ensuring that Uni Craiova twice win the Romanian championship and was able to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the 1982/83 season. He also won with Uni Craiova at that time a total of four times the Romanian Cup.
In 1986 Cămătaru decided to leave Uni Craiova after 12 years and move to Premier League rivals Dinamo Bucharest since Uni Craiova although still belonged to the Romanian lace, the championship had become unattainable due to the dominance of the Bucharest clubs but. In his three years at Dinamo he could not win with the team a single title, but received in 1987 as Europe's leading scorer with 44 goals in the Divizia A Golden Boot.
In 1989, Cămătaru by the Romanian government the permission to go abroad. He joined then in the Belgian first division side Sporting Charleroi. He never showed his scoring prowess to the test. After Charleroi had narrowly avoided relegation, he moved to the winter break of the season 1990/91 for SC Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie. Here was the season is not satisfactory, because at the end of the season was the descent into the Eerste Divisie. After three years in Holland Cămătaru finished his career in 1993. His last game for Heerenveen was the final of the KNVB Cup, which was won by Ajax Amsterdam though, Cămătaru but saw scorers again.
In 47 European games, he scored 7 goals and with 198 goals in 378 league games, he is after Dudu Georgescu 's second- leading scorer of all time Divizia A.
Golden Shoe 1987
Cămătarus award as top scorer in Europe in 1987 is disputed due to a suspicion of manipulation, as he scored 20 of his 44 goals in the last six games of the season. Then 20 years later, was also awarded the runner-up Toni Polster a Golden Shoe ..
National
Cămătaru denied a total of 75 games for the Romanian national football team, scoring 22 goals. He made his debut on December 13, 1978 against Greece. Cămătaru took part in the European Football Championship 1984 in France and was used in all three encounters. For the Soccer World Cup 1990 in Italy coach Emerich Jenei had also nominated him, but did not put it on. After the tournament Cămătaru played two matches and then ended his international career.
For the Romanian U21 national team, he scored a goal in three internationals.
Time after retirement
Cămătaru has successfully completed a degree in economics. After his playing career was initially Cămătaru 1994-1996 Universitatea Craiova president, before he was a player consultant from 1996 to 2003. From 2003 to 2004 he was Director of Sport of Universitatea Craiova. From 2004 to 2007 was a member of the Cămătaru Partidul Democrat on the city council of Craiova.
Achievements
- World Cup participants: 1990 ( Substitute )
- EM participants: 1984
- Semi-finals of the UEFA Cup: 1983
- Romanian champion: 1980, 1981
- Romanian Cup Winners: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983
- Golden Shoe: 1987
- Romanian scorer: 1987
Awards
On 25 March 2008 Cămătaru was " sporty Meritul " III by Romanian President Traian Basescu for the achievements in the national team with the Order of Merit. Class excellent.