On March 9, 2010, Gheorghe Constantin, the best star scorer of all time, died. For Steaua, he played 264 matches, scoring 148 goals. Of these, many were entered with the head.
Gheorghe Constantin was born on December 14, 1932, in Bucharest. He was a son of Oboru, just like another great Romanian footballer, Titus Ozon, writes steaualibera.com.
Gheorghe Constantin PHOTO Steaua
He was walking from Obor to Giulesti
For two years, he played for Unirea Tricolor, the famous team of the Obor neighborhood. When Steinbach took him to Rapid, he was walking the Obor-Giulesti road. Seeing this, Bazil Marian and Valentin Stănescu decided to pay for his tram tickets, but only on the way back. They wanted this talented young man in the team, they saw the potential, but Gică Constantin did not join Rapid.
As he did not integrate either at Venus or at Avântul Reghin, where he played for a short time. Finally, he arrived in B, at Locomotiva Iași. He stayed there for three years. He stayed until, after a Cup match, he was noticed by the coach of the opposing team.
That coach was Ilie Savu, and the team was called CCA. Impressed by the technique of the 23-year-old, the former great goalkeeper of Stela brought him to Ghencea. Steaua was the first and last team in the first division of Romania that he played for. “At a direct match, Constantin put on a show. He gave it to everyone, including Petchovschi, who stopped and shook his hand. But Gicu didn't really like the army, so, at first, we had to guard him, so he wouldn't run away from the camp.” Years later, Ilie Savu recalled with amusement.
For Steaua, he played 264 matches, scoring 148 goals. Of these, many were entered with the head.
Gheorghe Constantin died at the age of 77, on March 9, 2010. “I feel a fantastic pain in my soul, because he was an extraordinary colleague. I stayed with him for 13 years in the room at Steaua and two more in Turkey. It's a big loss,” Emeric told Iena then.
