Sorin Avram

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSorin Aristotel•Avram
Used nameSorin•Avram
Born29 March 1943 in Bacău, Bacău (ROU)
Died29 September 2015
Measurements169 cm / 68 kg
AffiliationsSteaua București, București (ROU)
NOC Romania

Biography

Sorin Avram started his football career with the youth team from Letea Bacău. A striker, he played for several clubs during his senior career, which lasted until 1973. He was twice with Dinamo Bacău (1959-60 and 1961-62), and also played with Steaua Roşie Bacău in 1960-61, Viitorul Bucureşti in 1962-63, his longest stint with Steaua Bucureşti in 1963-69, then one year with Farul Constanţa in 1969-70, before finishing his career with Sport Club Bacău from 1970-73. During his senior club career in Romanian Divizia A, Avram scored 38 goals in 226 games. He won the Romanian Championship with Steaua Bucureşti in 1968, and the Romanian Cup, again with Steaua Bucureşti, in 1966 and 1967. Avram earned 12 caps for Romania, in addition to his appearance at the 1964 Olympics, playing for the national team from 1964-67. Avram later coached FCM Bacău briefly in the 1991-92 season. In 2011 he was made an honorary citizen of Bacău.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Football (Football) ROU Sorin Avram
Football, Men (Olympic) Romania 5

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