| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iosif Erdei | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-08-15)15 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Șuncuiuș, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 6 December 2014(2014-12-06) (aged 40) | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Minerul Șuncuiuș | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Minerul Șuncuiuș | ||
| 1992–1993 | Crișul Aleșd | ||
| 1993–1995 | FC Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1995 | → UTA Arad (loan) | ||
| 1995–1996 | FC Brașov | ||
| 1997 | Rapid București | ||
| 1998– | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| FC Bihor Oradea | |||
| Crișul Aleșd | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Iosif Erdei (15 August 1974 – 6 December 2014) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
At the age of 14, Erdei was already in the team for his hometown club Minerul Șuncuiuș, and at the age of 18 he moved to Crișul Aleșd.
In 1993 he moved to FC Bihor Oradea in the second division Divizia B, and during his military service he also briefly played for UTA Arad.
In 1995 he moved to the first division club FC Brașov in Divizia A, but an illness in 1996 interrupted his career for a year.
Nevertheless, coach Mircea Lucescu brought him to Rapid București in 1997, and he later played for Olimpia Satu Mare and again for FC Bihor Oradea. He ended his career with Crișul Aleșd in the third division.
After his career ended, Erdei founded a company and became involved in local politics. In December 2014 he died of a heart attack. In his honor, the stadium of his hometown club Minerul Șuncuiuș was renamed after him in the summer of 2016.
References
- "In memoriam Erdei Iosif. Fostul fotbalist va fi comemorat la Șuncuiuș" [In memoriam of Erdei Iosif. The former footballer will be commemorated at Șuncuiuș]. ebihoreanul.ro. 6 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Minerul Șuncuiuș nu-și uită gloriile - Erdei Iosif, omagiat post mortem" [Minerul Șuncuiuș does not forget his glories - Erdei Iosif, honored post mortem]. crisana.ro. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Iosif Erdei a murit, la 40 de ani, după ce a suferit un infarct. A jucat la Rapid și era comparat cu Dănuț Lupu de Mircea Lucescu" [Iosif Erdei died, at the age of 40, after suffering a heart attack. He played at Rapid and was compared to Dănuț Lupu by Mircea Lucescu]. dcnews.ro. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2024.(in Romanian)