Constantin Koszka (17 September 1939 â December 2000) was a Romanian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Koszka was born on 17 September 1939 in Arad, Romania. He began playing junior-level football at local club UTA with which he won the 1956 national junior championship under the guidance of coach Nicolae Dumitrescu. Subsequently, he made his Divizia A debut on 24 November 1957 under coach Eugen Mladin in UTA's 2âÂÂ0 away loss to Locomotiva BucureÃÂti. In 1959 he went to play for Rapid BucureÃÂti. In the middle of the 1961âÂÂ62 season, after two and a half years, he left Rapid to make a comeback at UTA.
In 1963 he signed with Steaua BucureÃÂti. During his spell with The Military Men, Koszka made his only three appearances in European competitions, helping his side get past Derry City in the first round of the 1964âÂÂ65 European Cup Winners' Cup, being eliminated in the following one by Dinamo Zagreb. In 1965 he joined Farul ConstanÃÂa, helping them earn a fourth place in the 1966âÂÂ67 season while working with coach Virgil MÃÂrdÃÂrescu. On 22 July 1970 he made his last Divizia A appearance in Farul's 1âÂÂ1 away draw against CFR Cluj, totaling 252 matches with four goals in the competition. Subsequently, he was transferred to Trabzonspor in Turkey, being the club's first-ever foreign player. He spent only one season there, playing six matches and scoring twice in the Turkish second league. Koszka ended his career after playing in the 1971âÂÂ72 Divizia B season for Portul ConstanÃÂa.
Koszka played nine matches for Romania, making his debut on 30 September 1962 under coach Constantin TeaÃÂcàin a 4âÂÂ0 friendly win against Morocco. He played in both legs of the 7âÂÂ3 aggregate loss to Spain in the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round. His last appearance for the national team took place on 29 October 1967 in a friendly 1âÂÂ0 win against West Germany.
Koszka also played for Romania's Olympic team, being chosen by coach Silviu PloeÃÂteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad in Tokyo where he appeared in four games, helping the team finish in fifth place.
Koszka died in 2000 in ConstanÃÂa.