Francisc Fabian

Francisc Fabian (born 21 October 1917) was a Romanian football striker.[2][3] After he retired from playing football he worked at Steaua Bucureşti's youth center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include Marcel Răducanu, Dan Petrescu and Ion Ion.[4][5] Later he settled in Turda, where he worked at Sticla Arieșul Turda's youth center where he taught and formed Anton Doboș.[5]

Francisc Fabian

Personal information
Date of birth	21 October 1917[1]
Place of birth	Öskii, Hungary[1]
Date of death	Unknown
Position(s)	Striker[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1937	Unirea Cluj
1937–1939	Mociornița București
1939–1940	Olympia București
1940–1944	Phoenix Baia Mare
1945–1946	Mociornița București[lower-alpha 1]
1946	Danubiana Roman
1947	Jiul Petroșani	4	(1)
1947	Ripensia Timișoara
1948	CFR Timișoara	3	(1)
1948–1949	Ripensia Timișoara
1950–1952	Dinamo 6 București
1952	Metalul București
Total		7	(2)
National team
1945	Romania	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Francisc Fabian played one friendly game at international level for Romania, which ended with a 7–2 loss against Hungary with Fabian scoring Romania's first goal.[6][7][8]

Honours

Danubiana Roman

• Divizia C: 1946–47[1]

Notes

1. The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Mociornița București are not official.[1]

References

1. Francisc Fabian at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
2. Francisc Fabian at WorldFootball.net
3. Francisc Fabian at National-Football-Teams.com
4. "Marcel Răducanu, artistul-fotbalist fugit în Germania pe timpul lui Ceaușescu: dribla tot ce-i ieșea în cale!" [Marcel Răducanu, the footballing artist who fled to Germany during Ceausescu's time: he dribbled everything that came his way!] (in Romanian). Elitaromaniei.ro. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
5. "Ii calca pe urme lui Hagi!" [He could have followed Hagi's footsteps!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
6. "Francisc Fabian". European Football. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
7. "Hungary - Romania 7:2". European Football. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
8. "Fotbaliști care au evoluat sub tricolor, dar s-au născut în afara granițelor României" [Footballers who evolved under the tricolor, but were born outside the borders of Romania] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2020.