Nicolae Simatoc
![]() Simatoc in 1950 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolae Simatoc | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 May 1920||
Place of birth | Briceni, Kingdom of Romania | ||
Date of death | 2 December 1979[2] | (aged 59)||
Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1934–1938 | Ripensia Timişoara | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1941 | Ripensia Timişoara | 44 | (3) |
1941–1942 | Carmen Bucureşti | 3 | (0) |
1942–1944 | Nagyváradi AC | 32 | (3) |
1945 | Vasas | 9 | (3) |
1945–1947 | Carmen Bucureşti | 12 | (0) |
1947–1949 | Inter Milan | 17 | (3) |
1949–1950 | Brescia | 30 | (8) |
1950 | Hungaria FbC Roma | – | (–) |
1950–1952 | Barcelona | 34 | (2) |
1952–1953 | Real Oviedo | 5 | (0) |
Total | 186 | (22) | |
International career | |||
1940–1946 | Romania | 8 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1959–1960 | UE Lleida | ||
1960–1961 | Sabadell | ||
1962–1963 | AEL Limassol | ||
1963–1968 | Budapest Sydney | ||
1969–1972 | Polonia Western Eagles | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicolae Simatoc (also known as Miklós Szegedi; 1 May 1920 – 2 December 1979) was a Romanian association football manager and midfielder who played for a number of clubs throughout Europe, including Ripensia Timişoara and Carmen Bucureşti in Romania, Nagyváradi AC in Hungary, Inter Milan and Brescia in Italy, and Barcelona and Real Oviedo in Spain. After retiring as a player he became a coach, and managed Spanish side UE Lleida between 1959 and 1960, and CE Sabadell FC between 1960 and 1961.[4] He then coached Budapest Sydney and Polonia Western Eagles.[5]
Personal life
Simatoc was born to Romanian parents in Briceni, present-day Moldova. He was raised Romanian Orthodox by his family. He was also known as Miklós Szegedi while playing in Hungary. Simatoc was married to a Hungarian woman named Etelka Stolárcsik, with whom he had two sons. One of them, Silvio, born in 1950, had followed his father's footsteps and played in lower leagues in Spain and Australia.[6]
Honours
- Nagyváradi
- Barcelona
References
- ^ Nicolae Simatoc | National Football Teams. National-soccer-teams.com. Retrieved on 29 May 2017.
- ^ Loading Archived 12 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Fotbal.md (17 May 2012). Retrieved on 29 May 2017.
- ^ Nazare, Daniel. "Nicolae Simatoc, primul român care a jucat la Inter". Adevărul. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Edición del Wednesday 20 February 1963, Página 3 – Hemeroteca – MundoDeportivo.com. Hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es (20 February 1963). Retrieved on 29 May 2017.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Nicolae Simatoc at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
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- Nicolae Simatoc at eu-football.info
- RSSSF – "Apolides" in Italy
- Nicolae Simatoc at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- 1920 births
- 1979 deaths
- People from Briceni District
- Romanian footballers
- Romania international footballers
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Romanian football managers
- Romanian expatriate football managers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- Liga I players
- La Liga players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- FC Ripensia Timișoara players
- CA Oradea players
- FC Carmen București players
- Vasas SC players
- Inter Milan players
- Brescia Calcio players
- FC Barcelona players
- Real Oviedo players
- UE Lleida managers
- AEL Limassol managers
- CE Sabadell FC managers
- Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
- Expatriate football managers in Spain
- Expatriate soccer managers in Australia
- Association football midfielders
- Western Eagles FC managers