Gheorghe Constantin

Gheorghe Constantin (14 December 1932 – 9 March 2010) was a Romanian former footballer and coach. Known as The Professor, he was a symbol of Steaua București.

Club career
Constantin made his debut for Unirea Tricolor's youth team, and shortly after their abolition he signed with Venus UCB. He played only a year for his new club, before moving to Avântul Reghin and then CFR Iaşi before he signed a contract with Steaua București. He played for Steaua 15-years, scoring 149 goals in Divizia A. Romanian Communist authorities allow him to play abroad for Kayserispor in Turkey.

He made his debut in the Romania national team against Yugoslavia; that was a game made notable by the fact that the whole Romanian team was made up of players from Steaua București. Constantin was also a member of the Romanian soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Managerial career
After his return from Turkey, he was appointed by Steaua București as an assistant manager. Constantin was the manager of the team in 1973, but after only a short period he moved to Bacău. After Bacău, he managed FCM Galaţi, but returned to Steaua in 1978. He won the Romanian Cup in his second spell there, then left the club to manage Politehnica Iaşi. In 1983, he was appointed the manager of Steaua București's second team, Steaua Mecanică Fină București. He managed a number of clubs in his native country and also coached in Turkey.

Player
Steaua Bucharest
 * Romanian League:  1956, 1960, 1961, 1968
 * Romanian Cup: 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967

Individual
 * Romanian League top scorer: 1960, 1961, 1962
 * Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year runner-up: 1967

Manager
Steaua Bucharest
 * Romanian Cup: 1978–79
 * Romanian League runner-up: 1979–80

Politehnica Iaşi
 * Romanian Second League: 1981–82