Lazăr Sfera

Lazăr Sfera
Sfera (left) tackling Vasile Naciu of Juventus in 1938
Personal information
Date of birth 29 April 1909
Place of birth Végszentmihály, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 24 August 1992 (aged 83)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1923–1925 Politehnica Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1929 Politehnica Timișoara
1929 Banatul Timișoara
1929–1931 România Cluj
1931–1934 Universitatea Cluj 27 (2)
1934–1941 Venus București 132 (3)
International career
1931–1941 Romania 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lazăr Sfera (29 April 1909, in Végszentmihály, Austria-Hungary (today Lokve, Serbia) – 24 April 1992) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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Sfera with Romania

He began his career at the youth team of Politehnica Timișoara from 1923 to 1925. He stayed at the club until 1929. He then left for Divizia A club Banatul Timișoara before signing for one season at Rômania Cluj. He then left for Universitatea Cluj until 1934. He ended his career at Venus București. He retired in 1941.[citation needed]

Sfera was a member of Romania's 1934 World Cup team in Italy, but were eliminated in the round of 16 after a 2–1 defeat to Czechoslovakia.[1]

He also represented his country at the 1938 World Cup in France.

Honours

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Venus București

References

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  1. ^ Nicolae, Razvan (4 February 2018). "Italia, victorie finală pentru Mussolini! Tricolorii, la un pas să rateze Mondialul din 1934". Fanatik.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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