Vasile Anghel (22 November 1937 â 12 September 2014) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.
Anghel was born on 22 November 1937 in BuzÃÂu, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1950 at local club Locomotiva CFR. In 1954 he ended his junior period at VoinÃÂa BucureÃÂti, then he started his senior career at Divizia B club Progresul BucureÃÂti.
Anghel joined Dinamo BucureÃÂti where he made his Divizia A debut under coach Angelo Niculescu on 11 April 1956 in a derby against CCA BucureÃÂti which ended with a 4âÂÂ0 loss. He played in the first European match for a Romanian team during the 1956âÂÂ57 European Cup, a 3âÂÂ1 victory against Galatasaray. The Red Dogs advanced to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia, Anghel making three appearances in the campaign. He played the entire match under coach Iuliu Baratky in the 1959 Cupa României final, managing to score a goal in the 4âÂÂ0 victory against CSM Baia Mare, helping Dinamo win the first Cupa României trophy in their history. In the 1961âÂÂ62 season, he was used by coaches Traian Ionescu, Constantin TeaÃÂcàand Nicolae Dumitru in five games as Dinamo won the title. Then in the following season the club won another title, with Anghel being used by Ionescu and Dumitru in only three games in the first half of the season. He was transferred to Petrolul PloieÃÂti for the second half where he won the 1962âÂÂ63 Cupa României, but coach Ilie Oanàdid not use him in the final. Anghel made his last Divizia A appearance by playing for The Yellow Wolves on 9 June 1963 in a 2âÂÂ0 away loss to ÃÂtiinÃÂa TimiÃÂoara, totaling 92 matches with 16 goals in the competition and five appearances in European competitions (four in the European Cup and one in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).
After he ended his playing career at Metalul BuzÃÂu, Anghel worked as Dinamo BucureÃÂti's president from 1980 until 1988, a period in which the club won three league titles, two cups and reached the European Cup semi-finals in the 1983âÂÂ84 edition. He also worked as a technical director for Petrolul PloieÃÂti from 1988 to 1989 and Rapid BucureÃÂti between 1989 until 1990.
Anghel played four games for Romania, making his debut on 1 June 1957 under coach Gheorghe Popescu in a 1âÂÂ1 friendly draw against Soviet Union. His following games were a 2âÂÂ1 win over Greece and a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Yugoslavia in the 1958 World Cup qualifiers. His last appearance for the national team took place on 26 April 1959 in a 2âÂÂ0 away loss to Turkey in the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers.
Anghel died on 12 September 2014, aged 76 in Bucharest after suffering a heart attack.
Dinamo BucureÃÂti
Petrolul PloieÃÂti