Petre Ivan (born 26 November 1946) is a Romanian former football left defender. He spent his entire professional career at ArgeÃÂ PiteÃÂti, winning two league titles, being the team's captain at the second one.
Ivan was born on 26 November 1946 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1967 at local club Dinamo. One year later he joined ArgeàPiteÃÂti where on 11 August 1968 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Ion BÃÂlÃÂnescu in a 2âÂÂ0 away loss to Steaua BucureÃÂti.
Ivan helped Argeàwin its first Divizia A title in the 1971âÂÂ72 season, being used by coaches Titus Ozon and Florin Halagian in 29 games. He made his debut in European competitions in the 1972âÂÂ73 European Cup, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, then in the following one they won a home game with 2âÂÂ1 against Real Madrid, but lost the second leg with 3âÂÂ1.
He played four games in the 1978âÂÂ79 UEFA Cup when he helped the team eliminate Panathinaikos in the first round. In the following one 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 was the team's captain in front of star Nicolae Dobrin, being used by coach Halagian in 34 games in which he scored once, helping Argeàwin its second league title.
In the following season they got past AEK Athens in the first round of the 1979âÂÂ80 European Cup, the team being eliminated in the following one by title holders and eventual winners, Nottingham Forest. Ivan's last Divizia A appearance took place on 11 May 1980 in a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Universitatea Cluj, totaling 335 matches with four goals in the competition and 13 games in European competitions.
Ivan played two games for Romania, making his debut on 23 April 1972 when coach Gheorghe Ola sent him in the 46th minute to replace Paul Popovici in a 2âÂÂ2 friendly draw against Peru. His second game was a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Cyprus in the Euro 1980 qualifiers.
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