Iosif Erdei

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.