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Vasile Deheleanu

Vasile Deheleanu (12 August 1910 – 30 April 2003) was a Romanian footballer who played in midfield and coach.

Vasile Deheleanu
Personal information
Date of birth (1910-08-12)12 August 1910
Place of birth Temesvár, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 30 April 2003(2003-04-30) (aged 92)
Place of death Timișoara, Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1924–1925 Unirea Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1928 Politehnica Timișoara
1928–1931 România Cluj
1931–1932 UD Reșița
1932–1939 Ripensia Timișoara 73 (5)
International career
1934–1935 Romania 5 (0)
Managerial career
1945–1947 Electrica Timișoara
1950 Politehnica Timișoara
1955–1956 Politehnica Timișoara
1958–1959 Politehnica Timișoara
Locomotiva Timișoara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Vasile Deheleanu was born on 12 August 1910 in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary, growing up in the Mehala neighborhood.[1][2][3][4] He started playing junior level football at local club, Unirea.[2][3] In 1925 he moved to neighboring club, Politehnica where he met Tony Cargnelli which he considered the best coach of his career.[1][2][3] In 1928 he went to play for România Cluj where in his first season, the team reached the final of the national league where they were defeated with 3–2 by Venus București.[1][2][3][5] In 1931 he went to play for one season at UD Reșița with whom he reached another championship final which was lost with 3–0 in front of Venus București.[1][2][3][6]

In 1932, Deheleanu went at Ripensia Timișoara, winning the title in his first season, coach Jenő Konrád using him in eight games in which he scored one goal, including playing in the final with Universitatea Cluj.[1][2][3][7][8] In the following season he helped the team reach the 1934 Cupa României final, playing in both victories with "U" Cluj, winning the cup.[1][9] In the 1934–35 season he won another title, coaches Josef Uridil and Rudolf Wetzer giving him 21 appearances in which he scored three goals, also the team reached the Cupa României final where he played the whole match in the 6–5 loss with CFR București.[1][7][10][11][12] Next season, Deheleanu helped Ripensia win The Double, being given nine appearances by coaches Wetzer and Konrád, but he did not play in the 5–1 win over Unirea Tricolor București from the Cupa României final.[1][7][10][11][13] In the following Cupa României edition, the team reached another final in which he played all the minutes in the 5–1 loss in front of Rapid București.[14] In the 1937–38 season, Ripensia won another title but coach Sepp Pojar used him in only two matches.[1][7][10] Afterwards he played in Ripensia's 3–0 win over AC Milan in the first leg from the first round of the 1938 Mitropa Cup, helping the team getting past the Italians.[2][3][15]

International career

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Vasile Deheleanu played five games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 29 April 1934 under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a 2–1 home win against Yugoslavia at the 1934 World Cup qualifiers.[16][17] After the game Deheleanu was named "Man of the match" by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper:"Our opinion is that Deheleanu was indeed the most deserving Romanian in Sunday's game. With his sober but regular game, with his perfect intuition as a midfielder par excellence, Deheleanu richly deserves the title given to him by the public as well as our trophy".[2][3] Afterwards he was selected by coaches Josef Uridil and Rădulescu to be part of the squad that went at the final tournament in Italy where he played all the minutes in the first round which was a 2–1 defeat to eventual finalists, Czechoslovakia.[16] His last appearance for the national team took place on 3 November 1935, a friendly with Poland that ended with a 4–1 home win.[16]

Managerial career

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Vasile Deheleanu started coaching in 1945 at Electrica Timișoara in the Romanian lower leagues where he stayed until 1947.[2][3] In 1948 he won the national junior championship with Ripensia Timișoara.[2][3]

Deheleanu had several spells at Politehnica Timișoara in Divizia A, consisting of 40 games of which 14 were victories, 10 draws and 16 losses, his best performance being a third place in 1950.[2][3][18] He also coached Locomotiva Timișoara and several other teams from the Timiș county.[3]

Style of play

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Vasile Deheleanu was known for his aerial play and the ability of dispossessing his opponents through sliding, a rarity at the time.[3]

Balázs Hoksary, a former Ripensia teammate described Dehelanu as a player who worked a lot for the team:"He put a lot of heart into every game. It cannot be said that he did not have a personal style of play, but he was, first of all, extremely useful to the team, he mobilized exemplary and knew how to mobilize the whole team to lead it to victory".[3]

Death

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Vasile Deheleanu died on 30 April 2003 in Timișoara at age 92.[1][2][3]

Honours

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Player

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România Cluj

UD Reșița

Ripensia Timișoara

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Vasile Deheleanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Legendele fotbalului timișorean. Povestea lui "Vasi" Deheleanu, jucătorul care a făcut istorie pentru România cu Ripensia" [Legends of football from Timisoara. The story of "Vasi" Deheleanu, the player who made history for Romania with Ripensia] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Vasile Deheleanu" (in Romanian). Ripensiatimisoara.ro. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Cartierul din Timișoara unde s-a scris istoria fotbalului românesc. Mehala, sursă de sportivi de geniu" [The neighborhood in Timișoara where the history of Romanian football was written. Mehala, source of genius athletes] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ^ "1928–29 Divizia A" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ^ "1931–32 Divizia A" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  8. ^ "RETRO GSP. 87 de ani de când finala campionatului de fotbal a fost eclipsată de un derby de trap" [RETRO GSP. 87 years since the football championship final was overshadowed by a trot derby] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - 1933-1934". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "FOTBAL. Noua CAMPIOANA a ROMANIEI. Ce mai vuiet, ce mai larma..." [FOOTBALL. The new CHAMPION of ROMANIA. What a noise, what a noise ...] (in Romanian). Vechi.timisoaraexpress.ro. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "CFR Cluj, ca Rapidul pe vremea lui "Il Luce"! Un record vechi de 20 de ani a fost egalat! Performanţa imposibilă realizată de clujeni" [CFR Cluj, like Rapid in the time of "Il Luce"! A 20-year-old record has been matched! The impossible performance achieved by the people from Cluj] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - 1934-1935". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - 1935-1936". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - 1936-1937". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  15. ^ ""Strămoșii" lui Poli au demonstrat că se poate: Ripensia a eliminat pe AC Milan!" [Poli's "ancestors" proved that it is possible: Ripensia eliminated AC Milan!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
    "Roș-galbenii, adversarii de seamă ai granzilor din Vest. Cum și-a câștigat Ripensia respectul în Europa" [The red-yellows, the main opponents of the giants from the West. How Ripensia gained respect in Europe] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
    "Când Ripensia era peste AC Milan" [When Ripensia was over AC Milan] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
    "Ripensia – AC Milan 3-0 (Cupa Mitropa, 26 iunie 1938)" [Ripensia – AC Milan 3-0 (Mitropa Cup, June 26, 1938)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Vasile Deheleanu". European Football. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Romania 2-1 Yugoslavia". European Football. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Vasile Deheleanu". Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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