Cezar Zamfir

Cezar Zamfir
Personal information
Full name Iulius Cezar Zamfir
Date of birth (1966-10-27) 27 October 1966[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 ASA Târgu Mureș (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Progresul București
1987 Dinamo București 0 (0)
1988–1989 Inter Sibiu[a] 27 (3)
1989–1990 Dinamo București 38 (6)
1991 Inter Sibiu 19 (2)
1991–1998 Rapid București 175 (20)
1998–1999 Gloria Bistrița 20 (0)
1999–2000 Sportul Studențesc
Total 275 (31)
Managerial career
1999–2010 Sportul Studențesc (assistant)
2003 Sportul Studențesc
2006 Sportul Studențesc (caretaker)
2007 Sportul Studențesc
2010–2011 Astra Ploiești (assistant)
2011 FCM Târgu Mureș (assistant)
2011 Astra Ploiești (assistant)
2013–2014 Astra Giurgiu (assistant)
2017 ASA Târgu Mureș (assistant)
2017–2018 Miercurea Ciuc (assistant)
2018–2019 Sportul Snagov (assistant)
2019 Metaloglobus București (assistant)
2019–2022 UTA Arad (assistant)
2022–2023 UTA Arad (assistant)
2024 Petrolul Ploiești (assistant)
2025– ASA Târgu Mureș (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iulius Cezar Zamfir (born 27 October 1966) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently assistant coach at Liga II club ASA Târgu Mureș.

Playing career

Zamfir was born on 27 October 1966 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing football in 1985 at local club Progresul.[2][3] In 1987, he joined Dinamo București, but left mid-season to play for Divizia B side Inter Sibiu, helping them achieve first league promotion at the end of the season.[2] Subsequently, Zamfir made his Divizia A debut under coach Constantin Ardeleanu on 21 August 1988 in a 0–0 draw against Universitatea Cluj.[2][4] He helped Inter Sibiu win the 1990–91 Balkans Cup while working with coach Viorel Hizo.[5] In 1989, Zamfir went back to Dinamo and won The Double in his first season, playing 21 league matches under coach Mircea Lucescu, scoring six goals, including the third goal of a 3–0 victory against rivals Steaua București.[6][7] He also played seven matches in the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup, helping the team reach the semi-finals where they were eliminated after a 2–0 aggregate loss to Anderlecht.[8] Then he played four games in the 1990–91 European Cup campaign, as Dinamo got past St Patrick's Athletic in the first round, being defeated by Porto in the following round.[9]

In the middle of the 1990–91 season, Zamfir made a comeback to Inter Sibiu.[2] In 1991, he went to play for Rapid București.[2][10] His first performance there was reaching the 1995 Cupa României final, where he played the entire match under coach Sorin Cârțu in the loss to Petrolul Ploiești.[10][11] Rapid reached another Cupa României final in 1998, but coach Lucescu did not use Zamfir in the 1–0 victory against Universitatea Craiova.[10][12] He appeared in 12 UEFA Cup games for The Railwaymen, most notably helping his side eliminate Charleroi in the first round of the 1994–95 edition.[1][13] In 1998, Zamfir joined Gloria Bistrița where he made his last Divizia A appearances, totaling 275 matches with 31 goals in the competition.[2][14] He ended his career after playing in the 1999–2000 Divizia B season for Sportul Studențesc.[2]

Managerial career

Zamfir started his managerial career in 1999, working as an assistant at Sportul Studențesc București until 2010, during which he also served as the team's head coach on several occasions.[15][16] Afterwards he worked as Tibor Selymes's assistant at Astra Ploiești and FCM Târgu Mureș, after they previously worked together at Sportul Studențesc.[15][17] He also worked as an assistant for Valentin Sinescu, Daniel Isăilă and Florin Marin at Astra Giurgiu.[15][18] In 2017, he began working as László Balint's assistant coach at ASA Târgu Mureș, Miercurea Ciuc, Sportul Snagov, Metaloglobus București, UTA Arad and Petrolul Ploiești.[19] In 2025, Zamfir became Eusebiu Tudor's assistant at ASA Târgu Mureș.[20]

Honours

Inter Sibiu

Dinamo București

Rapid București

Notes

  1. ↑ The statistics for the 1987–88 Divizia B season are unavailable.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cezar Zamfir at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Agnita. Cronică fotbalistică" [Agnita. Football Chronicle] (in Romanian). Academia.edu. p. 131. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Amintiri din fotbalul "Epocii de Aur": "Nicu Ceauşescu era turbat când jucam contra Stelei sau a lui Dinamo"" [Memories of "Golden Age" football: "Nicu Ceausescu was mad when we played against Steaua or Dinamo"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Inter Sibiu vs Universitatea Cluj 0-0". Labtof. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Sibiul visează la un nou trofeu după 34 de ani. Povestea ultimului succes, cu Viorel Hizo pe bancă, Mihali și Dorinel Munteanu pe teren" [Sibiu dreams of a new trophy after 34 years. The story of the last triumph, with Viorel Hizo on the bench and Mihali and Dorinel Munteanu on the pitch.] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1989-90". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cum au fost create marile echipe ale anilor '80?. Episodul 3: Dinamo - Show cu doar 14 "câini". Dar de rasă" [How were the great teams of the '80s created? Episode 3: Dinamo - Show with only 14 "dogs". But dogs of race] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "INTERVIU. Lucescu, faţă în faţă cu COŞMARUL Anderlecht: "O dramă!"" [INTERVIEW. Lucescu, face to face with the Anderlecht Nightmare: "A drama!"] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Cezar Zamfir. Cup Winners Cup 1989/90". WorldFootball. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Cezar Zamfir. Champions League 1990/91". WorldFootball. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "La Multi Ani, Cezar Zanfir!" [Happy Birthday, Caesar Zanfir!] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1994–1995". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1997–1998". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Cezar Zamfir. UEFA Cup 1994/1995". WorldFootball. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Cezar Zamfir profile". Labtof. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 "Pleacă și Cezar Zamfir! Tot la Astra" [Cezar Zamfir is leaving too! Also at Astra] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Cezar Zamfir e favorit" [Cezar Zamfir is the favorite] (in Romanian). Romanialibera.ro. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Tibor Selymes e noul antrenor al echipei Sportul Studentesc" [Tibor Selymes is the new coach of Sportul Studentesc] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Petre Buduru: Astra se va muta la Giurgiu" [Petre Buduru: Astra will move to Giurgiu] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Manu, Zamfir si Liliac si-au reziliat contractele cu Astra" [Manu, Zamfir and Liliac terminated their contracts with Astra] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Retrospectiva Ligii 1: FCM Targu-Mures" [Liga 1 retrospective: FCM Targu-Mures] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Călăul Grig. Pandurii au provocat patru demiteri de antrenori în acest campionat. Cele mai multe!" [Călăul Grig. Pandurii caused four dismissals of coaches in this championship. The most!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "Alexandru Giurgiu, singurul jucator nou prezent la reunirea echipei Astra" [Alexandru Giurgiu, the only new player present at the reunion of Astra] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Amical: Astra Giurgiu - FC Saxon 11-0" [Friendly: Astra Giurgiu - FC Saxon 11-0] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Constantin Budescu: Victoria lui Dinamo e meritata" [Constantin Budescu: Dinamo's victory is deserved] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "Conducerea clubului ASA Târgu Mureș s-a decis în privința noului antrenor principal al echipei. "Îi acordăm toată încrederea"" [The management of the ASA Târgu Mureș club has decided on the new head coach of the team. "We give him our full confidence"] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Gyuszi Balint, pe banca lui AFK Miercurea Ciuc" [Gyuszi Balint, on the bench of AFK Miercurea Ciuc] (in Romanian). Bzb.ro. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Laszlo Balint a semnat cu AFK Miercurea Ciuc, după ce a scăpat de ASA Tg. Mureș" [Laszlo Balint signed with AFK Miercurea Ciuc, after getting rid of ASA Tg. Mures] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Start la Sportul Snagov. Laszlo Blaint incepe treaba" [Start at Sportul Snagov. Lazlo Blaint begins the work] (in Romanian). Ilfovsport.ro. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Laszlo Balint a lăsat liderul pentru Metaloglobus București" [Laszlo Balint left the leader for Metaloglobus Bucharest] (in Romanian). Frf.ro. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "Laszlo Balint, antrenor la UTA din sezonul viitor" [Laszlo Balint, coach at UTA next season] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    "FC Petrolul Ploiești anunță noul antrenor principal al echipei" [FC Petrolul Ploiești announces the team's new head coach] (in Romanian). Ploiestiulnostru.ro. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Au bătut palma și semnează! Prima echipă din Liga 2 care vânează promovarea la anul" [They clapped their hands and signed! The first team in Liga 2 to chase promotion next year] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
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