Toma Zamfir

Toma Zamfir
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-03-09)9 March 1954[1]
Place of birth Popești-Leordeni, Romania[1]
Date of death 12 July 2015(2015-07-12) (aged 61)
Position
Youth career
Vâscoza București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Dinamo Slatina 34 (18)
1974–1976 Dinamo București 45 (13)
1976–1977 SC Bacău 17 (2)
1977–1978 Dinamo București 1 (0)
1978–1985 Autobuzul București
Total 97 (33)
International career
1976 Romania U23 3 (1)
1976 Romania B 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toma Zamfir (9 March 1954 – 12 July 2015) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.[1][3][4][5]

Club career

Zamfir, nicknamed "Bulgarul" (The Bulgarian), was born on 9 March 1954 in Popești-Leordeni, Romania.[1][3][4] He began playing football at Vâscoza București under coach Iosif Ungureanu.[3][4] In 1973, coach Constantin Ștefan brought him to Dinamo Slatina where he scored 18 goals during the 1973–74 Divizia B season.[1][3][4] Subsequently, he joined Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut on 11 August 1974 under coach Nicolae Dumitru in a 2–1 home victory against FCM Reșița.[1][3][6] Zamfir scored his first goal in the competition on 25 August in a 2–0 win over rivals Steaua București.[7] He finished the season by netting eight in the 31 league matches under Dumitru, helping the team win the title.[1][3][7][8] During the same season he played three matches in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup, helping The Red Dogs eliminate Boluspor in the first round, being defeated in the following one by FC Köln.[1][9] In 1976, Zamfir went to play for one season at SC Bacău.[1] Afterwards, he came back to Dinamo where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 16 November 1977 in a 1–0 home win over FCM Reșița, totaling 63 matches with 15 goals in the competition.[1][10] In 1978, Zamfir went to play for Autobuzul București in Divizia B, where he ended his career in 1985.[1][4]

International career

In 1976, Zamfir made three appearances for Romania's under-23 national team and scored one goal in a 1–1 draw against Bulgaria.[1][11] In the same year, he played one match for Romania's B team, a 2–1 loss to Poland where he scored his side's only goal.[1][11]

Death

Zamfir died on 12 July 2015 at the age of 61.[1][3][4]

Honours

Dinamo București

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Toma Zamfir at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Toma Zamfir at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "A murit Toma Zamfir" [Toma Zamfir died] (in Romanian). Linia1.ro. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Oamenii importanți din fotbalul românesc care ne-au părăsit în 2015" [The important people in Romanian football who left us in 2015] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Dramă în familia marelui fotbalist Toma Zamfir. Fiul lui a fost diagnosticat cu leucemie" [Drama in the family of the great football player Toma Zamfir. His son was diagnosed with leukemia] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Dinamo București vs CSM Reșița 2-1". Labtof.ro. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1974–75". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Toma Zamfir. UEFA Cup 1974/1975". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Toma Zamfir profile". Labtof.ro. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Toma Zamfir profile". 11v11. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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