Viorel Sima was born on 30 April 1950 in Sebeș, Romania and started to play football at the junior squads of UTA Arad, his first coach being Dan Alexandru, later working with József Pecsovszky and Andrei Mercea, managing to win a national junior championship.[1][2] In 1968 he started to play for UTA's senior team under coach Nicolae Dumitrescu, making his Divizia A debut on 24 August in a 1–0 away victory against Steaua București, gaining a total of 7 appearances by the end of the season as the club won the title.[1][2][3][4] He won another title with the club the following season, Dumitrescu using him in 17 matches in which he scored two goals.[1][3][2][4] He also made some European performances with The Old Lady as eliminating Feyenoord in the 1970–71 European Cup who were European champions at that time and playing 8 games in which he scored one goal in a 3–0 victory against Vitória Setúbal from the 1971–72 UEFA Cup when they reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur who would eventually win the competition.[1][2][3][5] He spent 9 seasons at UTA, his last Divizia A match being a 5–0 away loss against Steaua, having a total of 189 appearances and 18 goals scored in the competition, also making 15 appearances with one goal scored in European competitions.[1] Sima retired after he spent a few seasons in the Romanian lower leagues at Strungul Arad.[1]
^ abcdefghijkViorel Sima at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ abcd"Viorel Sima: "Altfel, ar trebui să-l aduci înapoi pe baronul Neuman…"" [Viorel Sima: "Otherwise, you should bring Baron Neuman back ..."] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ abc"Viorel Sima: "Îi doresc UTA-ei să-i aducă anul viitor tot ce nu i-a adus acesta"" [Viorel Sima: "I wish for the next year to bring UTA everything that the previous year has not brought"] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ ab"Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^"Fotbalul de altă dată: UTA Arad – Tottenham Hotspur, Cupa UEFA, 1972" [Football of another time: UTA Arad - Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup, 1972] (in Romanian). Tackle.ro. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
External linksedit
Viorel Sima at WorldFootball.net
Viorel Sima at Labtof.ro
February 23, 2024
viorel, sima, born, april, 1950, romanian, former, football, defender, personal, informationdate, birth, 1950, april, 1950, place, birthsebeș, romania, position, centre, back, youth, careeruta, aradsenior, career, yearsteamapps, 1968, 1976uta, arad189, 1977, 1. Viorel Sima born 30 April 1950 is a Romanian former football defender 1 Viorel SimaPersonal informationDate of birth 1950 04 30 30 April 1950 age 73 1 Place of birthSebeș Romania 1 Position s Centre back 1 Youth careerUTA AradSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1968 1976UTA Arad189 18 1977 1980Strungul Arad Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksCareer editViorel Sima was born on 30 April 1950 in Sebeș Romania and started to play football at the junior squads of UTA Arad his first coach being Dan Alexandru later working with Jozsef Pecsovszky and Andrei Mercea managing to win a national junior championship 1 2 In 1968 he started to play for UTA s senior team under coach Nicolae Dumitrescu making his Divizia A debut on 24 August in a 1 0 away victory against Steaua București gaining a total of 7 appearances by the end of the season as the club won the title 1 2 3 4 He won another title with the club the following season Dumitrescu using him in 17 matches in which he scored two goals 1 3 2 4 He also made some European performances with The Old Lady as eliminating Feyenoord in the 1970 71 European Cup who were European champions at that time and playing 8 games in which he scored one goal in a 3 0 victory against Vitoria Setubal from the 1971 72 UEFA Cup when they reached the quarter finals where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur who would eventually win the competition 1 2 3 5 He spent 9 seasons at UTA his last Divizia A match being a 5 0 away loss against Steaua having a total of 189 appearances and 18 goals scored in the competition also making 15 appearances with one goal scored in European competitions 1 Sima retired after he spent a few seasons in the Romanian lower leagues at Strungul Arad 1 Honours editUTA Arad Divizia A 1968 69 1969 70 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k Viorel Sima at RomanianSoccer ro in Romanian a b c d Viorel Sima Altfel ar trebui să l aduci inapoi pe baronul Neuman Viorel Sima Otherwise you should bring Baron Neuman back in Romanian Sportarad ro 6 December 2013 Retrieved 11 February 2020 a b c Viorel Sima Ii doresc UTA ei să i aducă anul viitor tot ce nu i a adus acesta Viorel Sima I wish for the next year to bring UTA everything that the previous year has not brought in Romanian Liga2 prosport ro 16 December 2014 Retrieved 11 February 2020 a b Romania National Champions RomanianSoccer Retrieved 31 August 2023 Fotbalul de altă dată UTA Arad Tottenham Hotspur Cupa UEFA 1972 Football of another time UTA Arad Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Cup 1972 in Romanian Tackle ro 10 February 2019 Retrieved 31 August 2023 External links editViorel Sima at WorldFootball net Viorel Sima at Labtof ro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viorel Sima amp oldid 1173043992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
