Septimiu Câmpeanu
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-07-12) 12 July 1957
Place of birth Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1970–1974 Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1982 Universitatea Cluj 234 (102)
1982–1984 Steaua București 57 (21)
1984–1988 Universitatea Cluj 111 (47)
1988 VfB 06 Langenfeld
1989 Düsseldorfer SV 04
1990 SV Wersten 04
Total 402 (170)
International career
1979–1982 Romania B[2] 2 (1)
1981–1987 Romania 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Septimiu Câmpeanu (also known as Tim Câmpeanu; born 12 July 1957) is a retired Romanian football striker.

Club career

Septimiu Câmpeanu was born on 12 July 1957 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and started to play junior level football in 1970 at Universitatea Cluj, making his Divizia A debut under coach Silviu Avram on 17 August 1974 at age 17 in a 4–2 away loss in front of Steaua București.[1][3][4] After two seasons, "U" Cluj relegated to Divizia B, but Câmpeanu stayed with the club and helped it gain promotion back to Divizia A after three seasons by scoring 19 goals in 34 matches in the 1978–79 Divizia B season which helped them earn the first place.[1][3] In the following season he scored a personal record of 24 goals, as the team scored total of 41, which earned him the top-goalscorer of Divizia A title, also by this time he became known for his ability of scoring from free kicks.[1][3][4] In 1982, after "U" Cluj relegated once again to Divizia B, Câmpeanu went to play for Steaua București where he spent two seasons in which he managed to score 21 goals in the league, also helping the club reach the 1984 Cupa României final where coach Emerich Jenei sent him on the field in the 65th minute in order to replace Victor Pițurcă as the team lost with 2–1 in front of Dinamo București.[1][3][4][5] He returned to Universitatea Cluj in the 1984–85 Divizia B season, helping it earn the first place and promotion to Divizia A by the end of it, contributing with 12 goals scored in 28 matches.[1][3][4] Septimiu Câmpeanu played three more seasons for The Red Caps in Divizia A, making his last appearance on 22 June 1988 in a 2–1 home victory against Oțelul Galați, having a total of 277 games and 117 goals scored in the competition.[1][3] In 1988 he left Romania to go in Germany as his wife was suffering from an illness and she could get adequate treatment there, Câmpeanu played for a few years at VfB 06 Langenfeld, Düsseldorfer SV 04 and SV Wersten 04, afterwards settling in Düsseldorf where for a while he worked at the junior center of local club, Fortuna.[1][3][4]

International career

Septimiu Câmpeanu played four games at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 2–1 loss against Israel, when coach Valentin Stănescu sent him on the field in 46th minute of the game in order to replace Mircea Sandu.[6][7] He also played in a 0–0 against Hungary at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers.[6][8] In his last game played for the national team, he managed to score his only goal in a 3–2 victory against Israel.[6][9]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Câmpeanu goal.[6]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 April 1987Stadionul Municipal, Brașov, Romania Israel1–13–2Friendly

Personal life

Septimiu Câmpeanu is the nephew of Remus Câmpeanu who was a footballer that spent his entire career at Universitatea Cluj.[10][11][12]

Honours

Club

Universitatea Cluj

Steaua București

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Septimiu Câmpeanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Septimiu Câmpeanu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tim Câmpeanu, regele loviturilor libere" [Tim Câmpeanu, the king of free kicks] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Septimiu Câmpeanu profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  5. 1 2 "Romanian Cup – Season 1983–1984". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Septimiu Câmpeanu". European Football. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "Israel – Romania 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. "Romania – Hungary 0:0". European Football. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. "Romania – Israel 3:2". European Football. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. "Ei sunt copiii Clujului! Vezi cum arată 11-le ideal din toate timpurile format din jucătorii crescuţi de U şi CFR" [They are the children of Cluj! See how the first 11 of all times looks like with the players raised by U and CFR] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  11. "5 fotbalisti legendari lansati de Cluj. Numele care au scris istorie pentru fotbalul romanesc" [5 legendary footballers launched by Cluj. The names that have written history for the Romanian football] (in Romanian). eusunt12.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  12. "Remus Câmpeanu - o viaţă în alb şi negru" [Remus Câmpeanu - a life in white and black] (in Romanian). Clujeanul.gandul.info. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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