Viorel Kraus

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Viorel Kraus
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Kraus with Rapid Bucharest in 1963.
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-03-05) 5 March 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Benic, Romania
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1967 Rapid București
1967–1969 Argeş Piteşti
1969–1970 Altay 24 (1)
1970–1974 Sportul Studențesc
Managerial career
1981–1982 Rapid București
1982–1983 Makedonikos
1985 Rapid București
1986 Bihor Oradea
1987 Rapid București
1989–1990 Sportul Studențesc
2003–2004 Al Raed
2004–2005 Al Taawon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Viorel Kraus (born 5 March 1940) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Romania and Turkey.

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Career

Kraus started playing football for Rapid București, winning the Romanian league during his last season with the club. In 1967, he joined Argeş Piteşti and would score a goal in the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup [1] during his two years in Piteşti.

Kraus next moved to Turkey to join Altay. [2] He made 24 appearances in the Süper Lig during the 1969–70 season. He returned to Romania to finish his career with Sportul Studențesc.

After retiring from playing football, Kraus became an assistant manager for Sportul Studențesc. He would be appointed manager of Rapid București on three occasions, and also managed abroad in Greece and Saudi Arabia.

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References

  1. ↑ Zea, Antonio & Haisma, Marcel (9 January 2008). "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1967–68 – Details". RSSSF .
  2. ↑ Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.


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