Dorel Zegrean

Dorel Zegrean
Personal information
Full name Dorel Ioan Zegrean
Date of birth (1969-12-04) 4 December 1969
Place of birth Mărișelu, Romania
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Right-back
Youth career
Viitorul Bistrița
Mecanica Bistrița
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Gloria Bistrița 123 (12)
1995–1997 Național București 37 (2)
1997–2000 Fortuna Sittard 68 (1)
2000–2002 BFC Dynamo 18 (1)
2002–2003 Gloria Bistrița 3 (0)
Total 249 (16)
International career
1991 Romania U21 1 (0)
1994–1995 Romania B 2 (0)
1994–1995 Romania 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dorel Ioan Zegrean (born 4 December 1969, in Mărișelu) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender.[1][2]

Club career

Zegrean was born on 4 December 1969 in Mărișelu, Romania.[1][2][3] He played junior-level football at Viitorul Bistrița and later for neighboring club Mecanica.[1] He began playing senior football at Gloria Bistrița during the 1989–90 Divizia B season, at the end of which the team earned first-league promotion.[1][3] Subsequently, Zegrean made his Divizia A debut on 13 March 1991 under coach Remus Vlad in Gloria's 2–0 away loss to Argeș Pitești.[1][2][4] He began playing in European competitions during the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, appearing in both legs of the 2–0 aggregate loss to Maribor in the first round.[1][5] In the same season, the team reached the Cupa României final, where Zegrean played the entire match under coach Constantin Cârstea in the 1–0 victory against Universitatea Craiova.[1][2][6] He started the following season by playing the entire match in the 1–0 loss to Steaua București in the 1994 Supercupa României.[7] Afterwards, he played in both matches in the first round of the 1994–95 Cup Winners' Cup, where they won the first leg 2–1 against Real Zaragoza but lost the second 4–0.[1][2][8]

In 1995, Zegrean went to play for Național București.[1][2][3] He helped them eliminate Partizan Belgrade and Chornomorets Odesa in the early rounds of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup.[9] The team also reached the 1997 Cupa României final, with Zegrean being a starter under coach Florin Halagian before being replaced by Tinel Petre in the 60th minute as Național lost 4–2 to Steaua.[2][10] During his two-season spell with The Bankers, they finished as league runners-up both years.[1][2]

In 1997, Zegrean went to play for Fortuna Sittard where he became teammates with compatriots Alin Bănceu and Cosmin Mariș, and a young Mark van Bommel.[1][2][3][11] He made his Eredivisie debut on 19 August 1997 under coach Pim Verbeek in a 4–1 away loss to Twente.[1][3][12][13] On 23 March 1998, he scored his first goal in the competition in a 3–1 home win over Utrecht.[12] Subsequently, he played four games in the 1998 Intertoto Cup.[1][14] The team reached the 1998–99 KNVB Cup final, but coach Bert van Marwijk did not use him in the 2–0 loss to Ajax.[2][15]

In 2000, Zegrean joined German fourth-tier side BFC Dynamo, where he became teammates with fellow Romanians Florin Bătrânu, Aurel Panait, Dănuț Oprea and Silvian Cristescu.[1][2][16] The team won the 2000–01 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and then played a two-legged promotion play-off, losing 5–2 on aggregate to 1. FC Magdeburg.[1][2][17] In 2002, Zegrean returned to Gloria Bistrița and played in a 1–0 away loss to Lille in the Intertoto Cup.[1][18] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 23 November 2002 in a 3–0 loss to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, totaling 163 matches with 14 goals in the competition.[1]

International career

In 1991, Zegrean made one appearance for Romania's under-21 team in a 1–1 draw against Israel.[19] Subsequently, he played for Romania B in a 1–0 loss to Argentina and a 2–2 draw against Brazil.[19]

Zegrean played three friendly games for Romania, making his debut on 16 February 1994 under coach Anghel Iordănescu in a 2–1 away loss to South Korea.[2][20][21] On 8 February 1995, he played in a 1–0 loss to Greece.[2][20] His last appearance for the national team took place one week later in a 1–1 draw against Turkey.[2][20]

Personal life

His daughter, Bianca, is a handball player.[2][22]

Honours

Gloria Bistrița

Național București

Fortuna Sittard

BFC Dynamo

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Dorel Zegrean at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Dorel Zegrean, minunea blondă a fotbalului bistrițean! Un material de colecție despre fostul mare jucător al Gloriei" [Dorel Zegrean, the blonde wonder of Bistrita football! A collection material about Gloria's former great player] (in Romanian). Sportulbistritean.ro. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dorel Ioan Zegrean, românul care a jucat cu Van Bommel" [Dorel Ioan Zegrean, the Romanian who played with Van Bommel] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "FC Arges 2 – 0 Gloria Bistrita". Labtof. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Dorel Zegrean. 1993/94 UEFA Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Cupa României – Season 1993/94". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Romanian Super Cup – Season 1994". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Dorel Zegrean. 1994–95 Cup Winners' Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Echipele noastre nu au mai eliminat-o pe Partizan din 1996! De atunci, sârbii n-au pierdut niciun meci din 6" [Our teams haven't eliminated Partizan since 1996! Since then, the Serbians have not lost a single match from 6] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
    "Dorel Zegrean. 1996–97 UEFA Cup qual". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
    "Dorel Zegrean. 1996–97 UEFA Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Romanian Cup – Season 1996–1997". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Seizoen 1997 – 1998" [Season 1997 – 1998] (in Dutch). Fortuna-online.nl. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Dorel Zegrean. 1997/98 Eredivisie". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Twente 4:1 Fortuna Sittard". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Dorel Zegrean. 1998 Intertoto Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Ajax 2:0 Fortuna Sittard". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ronaldos Partner stürmt für den BFC" [Ronaldo's partner plays for BFC] (in German). Berliner-zeitung.de. 10 July 2000. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Existenzangst. Der BFC und Magdeburg kämpfen um den Regionalliga-Aufstieg - und ums sportliche Überleben" [Existential fear. BFC and Magdeburg are fighting for promotion to the Regionalliga - and for their sporting survival] (in German). Home.snafu.de. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
    "Relegationsrückspiel zur Regionalliga: 1. FC Magdeburg - BFC Dynamo 5:2" [Relegation second leg to the Regionalliga: 1. FC Magdeburg - BFC Dynamo 5:2] (in German). Home.snafu.de. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Dorel Zegrean. 2002 Intertoto Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  19. 1 2 "Dorel Ioan Zegrean profile". 11v11. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  20. 1 2 3 "Dorel Zegrean". European Football. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "South Korea 1–2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Handbal: Bianca Zegrean se întoarce acasă! "Sunt foarte bucuroasă"" [Handball: Bianca Zegrean returns home! "I am very happy"] (in Romanian). Sportulbistritean.ro. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2026.

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