Constantin Zamfir

Constantin Zamfir
Personal information
Date of birth	15 May 1951
Place of birth	Bucșani, Romania
Date of death	3 November 2025 (aged 74)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1973	Petrolul Videle
1973–1975	Petrolul Ploiești
1975–1979	Steaua București
1980	Progresul București
1980–1981	FCM Galați
1981–1982	Progresul București
1982–1983	Metalurgistul Cugir
1983	Dacia Pitești
1984	Chimia Turnu Măgurele
1984	Metalurgistul Cugir
1985	Urbis București
	Laromet București
	Inter Vaslui
	Petrolul Roata de Jos
Total
International career
1975–1978	Romania
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantin Zamfir (15 May 1951 – 3 November 2025) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.^[4]^[5]

International career

Constantin Zamfir played 11 games for Romania, including appearances at qualifying matches for Euro 1976 and the 1978 World Cup.^[3] He also played one game for Romania's Olympic team in a 5–1 victory in which he scored a goal against Netherlands at the 1976 Summer Olympics qualifiers.^[6]

Death

Zamfir died on 3 November 2025, at the age of 74.^[7]

Honours

Steaua București

Divizia A: 1975–76, 1977–78^[1]
Cupa României: 1975–76, 1978–79^[1]

Progresul București

Divizia B: 1979–80^[1]

Notes

^ Including one appearance and one goal for Romania's Olympic team^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Constantin Zamfir at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ Constantin Zamfir at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "Constantin Zamfir". European Football. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vedeta uitată! ProSport prezintă povestea celui supranumit "Papucul zburător"! Spanioli i-au zis 'noul Gento" [Forgotten star! ProSport presents the story of the one nicknamed "The flying shoe"! The Spaniards called him the new Gento] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "Constantin Zamfir, triplu campion cu Steaua, le dă lovitura de grație fostelor glorii: "Țin cu FCSB!". Reclamă măgării la o competiție organizată de FRF" [Constantin Zamfir, triple champion with Steaua, gives a hit to the former glories: "I support FCSB!". He says bad things happened at a competition organized by FRF] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "Romania – Netherlands* 5:1". European Football. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ Constantin Zamfir, fostul mare atacant al Stelei în perioada 1975-1980, a murit (in Romanian)

External links

Constantin Zamfir at National-Football-Teams.com

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[ROM-4] Including one appearance and one goal for Romania's Olympic team^[3]

[RS-1] Constantin Zamfir at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

[2] Constantin Zamfir at WorldFootball.net

[EU-3] "Constantin Zamfir". European Football. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[prosport-5] "Vedeta uitată! ProSport prezintă povestea celui supranumit "Papucul zburător"! Spanioli i-au zis 'noul Gento" [Forgotten star! ProSport presents the story of the one nicknamed "The flying shoe"! The Spaniards called him the new Gento] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[6] "Constantin Zamfir, triplu campion cu Steaua, le dă lovitura de grație fostelor glorii: "Țin cu FCSB!". Reclamă măgării la o competiție organizată de FRF" [Constantin Zamfir, triple champion with Steaua, gives a hit to the former glories: "I support FCSB!". He says bad things happened at a competition organized by FRF] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[7] "Romania – Netherlands* 5:1". European Football. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[8] Constantin Zamfir, fostul mare atacant al Stelei în perioada 1975-1980, a murit (in Romanian)

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