Andrei Speriatu (born 29 September 1957) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Speriatu is considered a legend of ArgeÃÂ PiteÃÂti and Sportul StudenÃÂesc, also playing for teams such as Dinamo BucureÃÂti, Shimshon Tel Aviv or Dacia PiteÃÂti.
Speriatu was born on 29 September 1957 in Toporu, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1972 at local club Spicu. In 1973 he joined ArgeàPiteÃÂti where he made his Divizia A debut on 21 November 1976 when coach Florin Halagian sent him in the 63rd minute to replace Cristian Gheorghe in a 3âÂÂ1 away loss to UTA Arad. In the 1978âÂÂ79 UEFA Cup edition he helped the team eliminate Panathinaikos in the first round with a 5âÂÂ1 aggregate victory. In the following round they met Valencia led by Mario Kempes, earning a 2âÂÂ1 win in the first leg, but they lost the second one with 5âÂÂ2, thus the campaign ended. In the same season he helped Argeàwin the title, being used by coach Halagian in 17 games, having to compete to be first-choice goalkeeper with Cristian Gheorghe.
In 1980, Speriatu went to play for one season at Dinamo BucureÃÂti, working with coach Valentin StÃÂnescu who used him regularly as they earned a runner-up position in the league. Afterwards he and Constantin Panàwere transferred from Dinamo to Sportul StudenÃÂesc BucureÃÂti in exchange for Dumitru Moraru. There, he spent five seasons, the highlight of this period being a second place in the 1985âÂÂ86 season. He also kept clean sheet in a 1âÂÂ0 victory against Inter Milan in the 1984âÂÂ85 UEFA Cup, but the second leg was lost with 2âÂÂ0.
In 1986, Speriatu returned to ArgeàPiteÃÂti for four seasons, then made a comeback for one year at Sportul StudenÃÂesc. In 1991 he played abroad for Israeli second league side Shimshon Tel Aviv. Afterwards he came back for a third spell at Sportul StudenÃÂesc where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 20 June 1993 in a 4âÂÂ2 away loss to Dinamo, totaling 406 appearances in the competition and 10 games in the UEFA Cup. Speriatu ended his career in 1994, after he spent one season at Dacia PiteÃÂti in Divizia C, helping it gain promotion to the second league.
Speriatu made four appearances for Romania, making his debut on 13 May 1979 under coach Florin Halagian in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Cyprus in the Euro 1980 qualifiers. His following three matches were friendlies, the last one taking place on 17 March 1986 when he kept a clean sheet in a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Iraq.
Speriatu had his first coaching experience at Dacia PiteÃÂti, then from 1997 until 1998 he was head coach of Sportul StudenÃÂesc. Afterwards he worked as a goalkeeper coach for several clubs and as an assistant on several occasions for ArgeÃÂ PiteÃÂti under head coaches Nicolae Dobrin, Constantin Stancu, Marian Bondrea and Bogdan VintilÃÂ. He also worked at ArgeÃÂ's Center for Children and Juniors and was a scouter for the same team.
ArgeÃÂ PiteÃÂti
Dacia PiteÃÂti