Teodor Anghelini (born 9 March 1954) is a retired Romanian footballer and current youth coach.
Anghelini, who is of Italian descent, played for hometown club Steagul RoÃÂu BraÃÂov between 1971 and 1974, before joining Steaua BucureÃÂti, where he spent 10 seasons, winning two league titles and two Romanian Cups.
Anghelini, nicknamed "Briceagul Sicilian" (The Sicilian Penknife) by writer FÃÂnuàNeagu, was born in March 1954 in BraÃÂov, Romania and began playing junior-level football at local club Steagul RoÃÂu in 1968. He made his Divizia A debut on 3 May 1972, aged 18 under the guidance of coach Nicolae Proca in Steagul's 2âÂÂ0 away loss to UTA Arad. In the following two seasons, Anghelini appeared in all the league games except one. He also scored two goals in his last season, including one in a 1âÂÂ0 win over FC ConstanÃÂa which helped Steagul finish in third place and earn qualification for the UEFA Cup.
In 1974, Anghelini joined Steaua BucureÃÂti where in his second season he helped the club win The Double, being used by coach Emerich Jenei in 30 league games, also appearing in the 1âÂÂ0 win over CSU GalaÃÂi in the Cupa României final. In the following season he reached another Cupa României final, Jenei using him the entire match in the eventual 2âÂÂ1 loss to Universitatea Craiova. In the 1977âÂÂ78 season, Anghelini was used in 32 league games by Jenei, helping the club win another title. In the next two seasons, under coach Gheorghe Constantin he reached two more Cupa României finals, playing all the minutes in both, the first one ending with a 3âÂÂ0 win over Sportul StudenÃÂesc BucureÃÂti and the one in 1980 with a 2âÂÂ1 loss to Politehnica TimiÃÂoara. On 29 October 1983, Angelini made his last Divizia A appearance, playing for Steaua in a 1âÂÂ0 home victory against Jiul PetroÃÂani, totaling 334 matches with three goals in the competition and 12 games in European competitions. In 1983 he went to play for ASA Mizil in the third league, helping it gain promotion to the second one where he retired in 1985.
Anghelini played 22 matches for Romania, making his debut under coach Valentin StÃÂnescu on 23 March 1974 in a 1âÂÂ0 friendly loss to France. He played six games in the Euro 1976 qualifiers and one during the Euro 1980 qualifiers. Anghelini made his last appearance for the national team on 29 August 1979 in a friendly against Poland that ended in a 3âÂÂ0 loss.
After he ended his career, Anghelini worked as a youth coach for Steaua BucureÃÂti. He also coached senior teams such as CeahlÃÂul Piatra NeamÃÂ, Steaua Mizil, FC Câmpina, FC Predeal, FC CÃÂlÃÂraÃÂi, Aversa and CS MogoÃÂoaia in the Romanian lower leagues, and he was for a while an assistant for Victor PiÃÂurcàat Steaua.
Steaua BucureÃÂti
ASA Mizil