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Alexandru Ene

Alexandru Ene I
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Ene
Date of birth (1928-09-19)19 September 1928
Place of birth Brăila, Romania
Date of death 22 May 2011(2011-05-22) (aged 82)
Place of death București, Romania
Position Striker
Youth career
1941–1947 Olympia București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1951 Metalul București[a] 19 (7)
1951–1960 Dinamo București[c] 151 (92)
1953 → Dinamo Brașov (loan) 9 (6)
Total 179 (105)
International career
1953–1959 Romania[b] 11 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandru Ene (also known as Alexandru Ene I; 19 September 1928 – 22 May 2011) was a Romanian football striker.

Club career

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Ene was born on 19 September 1928 in Brăila, Romania and began playing junior-level football at Olympia București from 1941 to 1947.[1][4] Then he went to play for Metalul București at senior level in Divizia B, helping the team get promoted to Divizia A.[1][4] He made his debut in the competition under coach Augustin Botescu on 22 August 1948 in a 6–1 loss to CFR Timișoara.[1][4][5]

He was transferred to Dinamo București in 1951 where in his first season he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over rivals CCA București.[1][4][6][7][8] On 14 October 1951, Ene became the first player to score at the Dinamo Stadium when they defeated Locomotiva Timișoara.[1][4][7] In 1953 he was loaned to Dinamo Brașov.[1][4] Afterwards he returned to The Red Dogs where in the 1954 Divizia A season he became league top-scorer with 20 goals and was played the entire match by coach Angelo Niculescu in the Cupa României final which was lost with 2–0 to Metalul Reșița.[1][4][6][9][10] In the following season he helped the club win its first Divizia A title, being used by Niculescu in 23 matches in which he netted 14 goals, being the top-scorer of the team.[1][4][6][11] Ene played in the first European match of a Romanian team in the 1956–57 European Cup in the 3–1 victory against Galatasaray in which he scored the last goal.[1][4][12] The Red Dogs advanced to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia, Ene playing in all four games of the campaign.[1][4][12] He reached another Cupa României final in 1959, this time winning it as he was used the entire match by coach Iuliu Baratky in the 4–0 win over CSM Baia Mare.[1][13] On 19 June 1960, Ene played his last Divizia A match for Dinamo in a 3–1 loss to Farul Constanța, having a total of 179 matches in which he scored 105 goals in the competition (including eight goals for Dinamo in the derby against Steaua).[1][4] Throughout his career he was known for his spectacular scissors kick goals.[7]

After retiring, he worked in leading positions in football, including being vice-president of Dinamo from 1971 until 1973.[4][14]

International career

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Ene played 10 games in which he scored five goals for Romania, making his debut under coach Gheorghe Popescu on 28 June 1953 in a 3–1 home victory in which he scored one goal against Bulgaria in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers.[2][15] He made another two appearances during the 1954 World Cup qualifiers and then two in which he netted two goals against Greece and Yugoslavia in the 1958 World Cup qualifiers.[2] Ene made his last appearance for the national team on 14 September 1958 in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away loss to East Germany in which he scored one goal.[2]

International goals

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Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Alexandru Ene goal.[2]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 June 1953 Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania  Bulgaria 3–1 3–1 1954 World Cup qualifiers
2. 1 June 1957 Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union  Soviet Union 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3. 16 June 1957 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece  Greece 1–0 2–1 1958 World Cup qualifiers
4. 29 September 1957 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania  Yugoslavia 1–1 1–1 1958 World Cup qualifiers
5. 14 September 1958 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany  East Germany 2–2 2–3 Friendly

Personal life

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Ene had flat feet.[7] His brother, Nicu Lucian, was also a footballer who played for Știința București.[7] In 2008, Ene had one leg amputated.[7]

Death

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Ene died on 22 May 2011 at age 82.[1][4][6]

Honours

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Club

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Metalul București

Dinamo București

Individual

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Notes

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  1. ^ The statistics for the 1947–48, 1950 and 1951 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
  2. ^ Including one appearance for Romania's Olympic team.[2][3]
  3. ^ The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Dinamo București are not official.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Alexandru Ene at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Alexandru Ene". European Football. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ Alexandru Ene at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "A murit Ene I" [Ene I died] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
    "A murit fostul jucător dinamovist Alexandru Ene I" [The former Dynamo player Alexandru Ene I died] (in Romanian). B1tv.ro. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
    "Ene I, vârful primului titlu dinamovist" [Ene I, the pinnacle of the first Dinamo title] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Metalul Bucuresti vs CFR Timisoara Liga1 1948–1949". Labtof. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "A murit fostul jucător dinamovist Alexandru Ene I" [The former Dynamo player Alexandru Ene I died] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Mister elucidat după 70 de ani: a fost descoperit cel mai râvnit trofeu din România, a cărei urmă s-a pierdut din 1954! Bijuteria din argint, păstrată într-o sufragerie de fiul singurului atacant de la Dinamo cu hat-trick împotriva Stelei" [Mystery solved after 70 years: the most coveted trophy in Romania was discovered, the trace of which was lost since 1954! The silver jewel, kept in a living room by the son of the only striker from Dinamo with a hat-trick against Steaua] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Cele mai frumoase victorii ale lui Dinamo în faţa Stelei" [Dinamo's most beautiful victories against Steaua] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
    "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1951". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1954". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Topscorers of Liga 1". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b "RETRO GSP. 64 de ani de la primul meci european al unei echipe românești. Dinamo i-a scos pe turci, apoi a urmat măcelul!" [RETRO GSP. 64 years since the first European match of a Romanian team. Dinamo took out the Turks, then the slaughter followed!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Romanian Cup 1958–59". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
    "Finala Cupei României 1959: Dinamo – CSM Baia Mare 4-0" [The Cupei României Final 1959: Dinamo – CSM Baia Mare 4-0] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Care sunt cele mai importante 12 borne ale Derby-ului de România: Dinamo – FCSB" [What are the most important 12 milestones of the Romanian Derby: Dinamo – FCSB] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Romania 3-1 Bulgaria". European Football. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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