Doru Toma

Doru Toma
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-07-21) 21 July 1957 (age 67)[1]
Place of birth Romania[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Argeș Pitești
(organizer of competitions)
Youth career
0000–1975 Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1986 Argeș Pitești 171 (7)
1987–1988 Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea[a] 15 (0)
1988–1989 Dacia Pitești
Total 186 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Doru Toma (born 21 July 1957) is a Romanian former football central midfielder.[1][2]

Career

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Doru Toma was born on 21 July 1957 in Romania, starting to play junior level football at Argeș Pitești.[1][3][4][5] He made his Divizia A debut on 7 December 1975 in a 2–1 home win in front of Dinamo București.[1][4][5] He started playing in European competitions in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup edition when he helped the team eliminate Panathinaikos in the first round, scoring a goal in the 5–1 aggregate victory.[1][6] In the following one they met Valencia led by Mario Kempes, earning a 2–1 win in the first leg, however they lost the second one with 5–2 in which he scored once after an assist from Sevastian Iovănescu, thus the campaign ending.[1][6][7] In the same season he helped Argeș win the title, being used by coach Florin Halagian in 32 games in which he scored once.[1][5][4][8] In the following season they passed AEK Athens in the first round of the 1979–80 European Cup, the team being eliminated in the following one by title holders and eventual winners, Nottingham Forest.[1][9]

In 1987, Toma went to play for Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea where on 25 June he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 4–0 away loss in front of Oțelul Galați, the team relegating at the end of the season.[1][4][5] He stayed one season with Chimia in Divizia B, then he moved to Dacia Pitești in the same league, retiring in 1989.[1][5][4] Doru Toma has a total of 186 matches with seven goals scored in Divizia A, also playing a total of six games with two goals in European competitions.[1][5][4]

Honours

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Argeș Pitești

Notes

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  1. ^ The statistics for the 1987–88 Divizia B are unavailable.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Doru Toma at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Doru Toma at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "FC Argeș bifează o lovitură de imagine în plin sezon. Un jucător emblematic a fost cooptat în staff" [FC Argeș ticks an image shot in high season. An emblematic player was co-opted in the staff] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Argeșul plusează la imagine! Încă o legendă a clubului, Doru Toma, a fost numită în stafful administrativ" [Arges adds to the image! Another club legend, Doru Toma, was appointed to the administrative staff] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Doru Toma este noul organizator de competiții al celor de la FC Argeș" [Doru Toma is the new competition organizer of FC Argeș] (in Romanian). Arges-sport.ro. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Doru Toma. Europa League 1978/1979". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Doru Toma crede in steaua Stelei" [Doru Toma believes in Steaua's star] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.antena3.ro. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
    ""La 2-1, tremurau chilotii pe ei!"" [At 2-1, their underwear were shaking on them!] (in Romanian). 9am.ro. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
    "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
    "Ziua în care Kempes s-a înclinat în fața lui Dobrin" [The day Kempes bowed to Dobrin] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  9. ^ "43 de ani de la meciul dintre FC Argeș și Nottingham Forest" [43 years since the match between FC Argeș and Nottingham Forest] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
    "24 octombrie 1979: Argeșul a dat piept cu Nottingham Forest, campioana Europei" [October 24, 1979: Argeș played against Nottingham Forest, the European champions] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
    "FC Argeș – Nottingham Forest 1-2 (Cupa Campionilor Europeni, 7 noiembrie 1979)" [FC Arges – Nottingham Forest 1-2 (European Champions Cup, November 7, 1979)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
    "Doru Toma. Champions League 1979/1980". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 August 2024.