Justin Apostol (14 September 1921 â 31 January 1991) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Apostol was born on 14 September 1921 in GalaÃÂi, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1931 at local club Fulgerul CFR. In 1937, he began playing for Gloria CFR's senior squad in Divizia B. Subsequently, he helped the team gain first-league promotion at the end of the 1938âÂÂ39 season. Apostol made his Divizia A debut on 27 August 1939 under coach Carol Weszter in a 6âÂÂ0 away loss to Rapid BucureÃÂti. On 8 October, he scored a goal from a penalty in a 6âÂÂ2 loss to Venus BucureÃÂti. In 1946, Apostol joined ITA Arad where he played 10 games in his single season as the club won its first title. Afterwards, he went to play for Jiul PetroÃÂani. However, after making only one league appearance, Apostol moved to CFR BucureÃÂti. There, on 10 July 1949, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 3âÂÂ1 loss to ITA Arad, totaling 79 matches with one goal in the competition. Apostol spent his final professional years at Locomotiva GalaÃÂi, where he retired in 1952.
Apostol played three games for Romania, making his debut under coach Virgil Economu on 31 March 1940 in a 3âÂÂ3 friendly draw against Yugoslavia. Subsequently, he made two appearances during the 1948 Balkan Cup which were a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Poland and a 5âÂÂ1 loss to rivals Hungary.
Apostol died on 31 January 1991 at age 69.
Gloria CFR GalaÃÂi
UTA Arad