Mihai Ivăncescu

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Mihai Ivăncescu
Personal information
Date of birth 22 March 1942
Place of birth Adâncata, Romania
Date of death 1 February 2004(2004-02-01) (aged 61)
Place of death Brașov, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1956–1961 Steagul Roșu Brașov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Steagul Roșu Brașov 12 (2)
1962–1964 Tractorul Brașov
1964–1973 Steagul Roșu Brașov 227 (11)
1973–1975 Tractorul Brașov[a] 31 (0)
Total 270 (13)
International career
1967–1968 Romania 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihai Ivăncescu (22 March 1942 – 1 February 2004) was a Romanian footballer who played as a right back for two Brașov teams, Steagul and Tractorul.[2][3]

Club career

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Ivăncescu was born on 22 March 1942 in Adâncata, Romania.[1][4] He began playing junior-level football in 1956, aged 14 at Steagul Roșu Brașov.[1][4] He made his Divizia A debut, playing for Steagul on 24 September 1961 under coach Silviu Ploeșteanu in a 2–1 home victory against Dinamo București.[1][4] After one and a half seasons he went to play for neighboring Brașov team, Tractorul, in Divizia B.[1][4] Ivăncescu returned to Steagul in 1964, where he would remain for the following nine seasons, the highlight of this period being a fourth place in the 1964–65 Divizia A season.[1][4] He also played four games in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as the club got past NK Zagreb in the first round, but got eliminated in the following one by Espanyol Barcelona against whom he scored two goals in the 4–2 win from the second leg.[1][4][5] At the end of the 1967–68 Divizia A season, the team was relegated to Divizia B, but Ivăncescu stayed with the club, helping the team get promoted back to the first division after one year.[1][4] He played his last Divizia A match on 28 April 1973 in a 1–0 home loss to Dinamo, having a total of 209 appearances with 13 goals in the competition.[1][4] Afterwards, Ivăncescu returned to play in Divizia B for the last two seasons of his career at Tractorul Brașov.[1][4] On 6 April 1976 at the Tractorul stadium he had his retirement match, playing the first half for Tractorul and the second for Steagul.[1][4]

International career

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Ivăncescu played three friendly games at international level for Romania, all under the guidance of coach Angelo Niculescu, making his debut on 24 December 1967 in a 1–1 draw against DR Congo.[6] His following two games were a 1–1 draw against Austria and a 0–0 draw against Netherlands.[6][7] Ivăncescu was a member of Steagul Roșu Brașov's "Mexican trio", as together with Stere Adamache and Nicolae Pescaru they were part of Romania's 1970 Mexico World Cup squad.[2][8][9][10] However, coach Niculescu did not play him in any games there.[9]

Refereeing career

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After he retired, Ivăncescu became a football referee, officiating matches including in Romania's top-league, Divizia A.[8][11][12]

Death

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Ivăncescu died on 1 February 2004 at age 61 at the Brașov county hospital.[11]

Honours

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Steagul Roșu Brașov

Notes

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  1. ^ The statistics for the 1974–75 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mihai Ivăncescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b "Memorial Mihai Ivăncescu la Braşov" [Mihai Ivăncescu Memorial in Brasov] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ Mihai Ivăncescu at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Legendarul Mihai Ivăncescu" [The legendary Mihai Ivăncescu] (in Romanian). Lastegaru.net. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. ^ "SR Brașov 4-2 Espanyol Barcelona (Cupa Orașelor Târguri, 16 februarie 1966)" [SR Brașov 4-2 Espanyol Barcelona (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 16 February 1966)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
    "Mihai Ivănescu. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965/1966". WorldFootball. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Mihai Ivăncescu". European Football. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Austria – Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
    "Romania – Netherlands 0:0". European Football. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b "17 ani fără "mexicanul" Mihai Ivăncescu" [17 years without the "Mexican" Mihai Ivancescu] (in Romanian). Presco.ro. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "România la CM 1970. Enigma Dobrin" [România la WC 1970. The Dobrin enigma] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  10. ^ "FC Braşov, echipa fanion a oraşului de sub Tâmpa, de 75 de ani" [FC Braşov, the flag team of the city under Tâmpa, for 75 years] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Observatorul Mihai Ivancescu a decedat" [The observer Mihai Ivancescu has died] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Mihai Ivăncescu referee profile". Labtof. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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