Dumitru Ivan (14 May 1938 â 17 June 2015) was a Romanian football left back.
Ivan was born on 14 May 1938 in BucureÃÂti, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1955 at Locomotiva BucureÃÂti.
In 1959 he started his senior career at Divizia B team Dinamo Obor BucureÃÂti, transferring after one season to Dinamo BucureÃÂti. There, he made his Divizia A debut on 19 June 1960 under coach Traian Ionescu in a 3âÂÂ1 away loss to Farul ConstanÃÂa. Ivan won four consecutive Divizia A titles from 1962 until 1965. In the first one he worked with three coaches, Ionescu, Constantin TeaÃÂcàand Nicolae Dumitru, who gave him 26 appearances. In the following two Dumitru and Ionescu used him in 25 matches in the first, scoring one goal in a 2âÂÂ2 draw against rivals Steaua BucureÃÂti, and in 19 games in the second. He made 19 appearances in the last one under the guidance of Angelo Niculescu. Ivan also won the 1963âÂÂ64 Cupa României with The Red Dogs, coach Ionescu using him the entire match in the 5âÂÂ3 victory over Steaua in the final. He represented Dinamo in 10 European Cup matches. He played in all four games of the 1963âÂÂ64 European Cup campaign as they got past East Germany champion, Motor Jena, being eliminated in the next phase by Real Madrid. In the 1965âÂÂ66 edition, Ivan appeared in a historical 2âÂÂ1 win over Inter Milan, who were the winners of the previous two seasons of the competition.
In 1967, Ivan was transferred to ArgeàPiteÃÂti where on 7 December 1969 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 2âÂÂ2 draw against Universitatea Craiova, totaling 163 appearances with two goals in the competition. He also played six games in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup for ArgeÃÂ. In 1970, Ivan joined TUS Wansee in West Germany for five seasons, after which he retired from his playing career.
Ivan played six matches for Romania, making his debut on 8 October 1961 under coach Gheorghe Popescu in a 4âÂÂ0 friendly victory against Turkey. His next game was a 3âÂÂ1 win over Spain in the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers. Ivan's following matches were friendlies, the last one being a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Turkey played on 9 October 1963. He 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 played in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Iran in the group stage, the team finishing the competition in fifth place.
Ivan died on 17 June 2015 at the age of 77 in his native BucureÃÂti, after suffering from cirrhosis and diabetes.
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