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Silviu Lung

Silviu Lung
Silviu Lung lining up for Romania in 1989
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-09-09) 9 September 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Sânmiclăuș, Romania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Romania U20 (GK coach)
Youth career
–1971 Victoria Carei
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1974 Victoria Carei 42 (0)
1974–1988 Universitatea Craiova 309 (0)
1988–1990 Steaua București 49 (0)
1990–1991 Logroñés 9 (0)
1991–1992 Electroputere Craiova 35 (0)
1993–1994 Universitatea Craiova 26 (0)
Total 470 (0)
International career
1978–1979 Romania U21 6 (0)
1979–1993 Romania 76 (0)
Managerial career
1994 Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
1994 Olympique de Casablanca
1995 Național București (assistant)
1995 Minerul Motru
1996–1997 Minerul Motru
1997 Universitatea Craiova (caretaker)
1997–1999 Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
1998 Universitatea Craiova (caretaker)
2000–2002 Nagoya Grampus (assistant)
2003–2006 Universitatea Craiova (GK coach)
2008–2009 Pandurii Târgu Jiu (GK coach)
2009–2010 Astra Ploiești (GK coach)
2010 Universitatea Craiova (GK coach)
2010 CFR Cluj (GK coach)
2011 Universitatea Craiova (GK coach)
2011–2012 Astra Ploiești (GK coach)
2013–2016 CS Universitatea Craiova (GK coach)
2014 CS Universitatea Craiova (caretaker)
2016 Concordia Chiajna (GK coach)
2017–2018 Filiași
2020 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (GK coach)
2021– Romania U20 (GK coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Silviu Lung (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈsilvju luŋɡ]; born 9 September 1956) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, who serves as a goalkeeping coach for the Romania national under-20 team.

Club career

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Victoria Carei

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Lung was born on 9 September 1956 in Sânmiclăuș, Satu Mare County, Romania.[1][2][3] He started to play senior football in 1971 at Victoria Carei in Divizia C, being helped due to a rule imposed by the Romanian Football Federation requiring the use of a junior player in lower league games.[1][2][3] During his time at Victoria, he helped the club achieve promotion to Divizia B.[1]

Universitatea Craiova

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Lung joined Universitatea Craiova, making his Divizia A debut on 29 August 1974 in a 1–0 victory against Politehnica Timișoara.[1][2][3] He spent 14 seasons with Universitatea, being part of the "Craiova Maxima" generation that won two consecutive league titles in 1980 and 1981.[1][2][3][4] In the first one, coach Valentin Stănescu gave him only three appearances because he was diagnosed with hepatitis and in the second he played 20 games under the guidance of coach Ion Oblemenco.[1][2][3][4] He also won the Cupa României four times, in the years 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1983.[1][3] Lung helped The Blue Lions reach the quarter-finals of the 1981–82 European Cup after eliminating Olympiacos and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, being eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Bayern Munich.[1][5] He was also an integral part of "U" Craiova's team that reached the 1982–83 UEFA Cup semi-finals where they lost to Benfica, making 10 appearances in the campaign.[1][2][3][6] Lung won the Romanian Footballer of the Year in 1984 and in the same year he was nominated for the Ballon d'Or.[1][3][7][8] He kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 win over AS Monaco in the second leg of the first round of the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup, after losing the first leg 2–0.[1][9] However, they were eliminated in the following round by the eventual winners of the competition, Dynamo Kyiv.[1][9]

Steaua București

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In 1988, he joined Steaua București and won The Double in his first season with coach Anghel Iordănescu, appearing in 29 league matches and keeping a clean sheet in the 1–0 win over rivals Dinamo București in the Cupa României final.[1][2][3][4][10] In the same season he helped the club reach the 1988–89 European Cup final, playing nine games in the campaign, including the final which was lost 4–0 to AC Milan.[1][2][3][11][12] In the following season, Lung managed to not concede any goals for 736 consecutive minutes.[13]

Logroñés

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Afterwards, Lung went abroad to play for Spanish team Logroñés where he made his La Liga debut on 2 September 1990 under coach David Vidal in a 2–1 home loss to Mallorca.[1][2][3][14][15] In his single season spent at the club, he played only nine league games, having suffered a knee injury.[1][2][3][14]

Electroputere and Universitatea Craiova

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In 1991, he returned to Romania, first at Electroputere Craiova, where he finished the 1991–92 season in third place.[1] In the middle of the following season, Lung joined Universitatea Craiova, and under coach Marian Bondrea, secured a Cupa României victory by maintaining a clean sheet in the 2–0 win against Dacia Unirea Brăila in the final.[1][16] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 24 October 1993 in "U" Craiova's 2–0 loss to FC Brașov, having a total of 419 matches in the competition, and also totaling 58 appearances in European competitions.[1][3]

International career

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Lung played 76 games for Romania, making his debut under coach Ștefan Kovács on 21 March 1979 in a friendly that ended with a 3–0 victory against Greece.[17][18] His second game was a 2–2 draw against Spain in the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[2][17]

His following appearance for the national team came after three and a half years of absence in a 0–0 draw against Italy during the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers in which he made a total of five appearances.[17] Lung played two games under coach Mircea Lucescu during the final tournament in a 1–1 draw against Spain and a 2–1 loss to West Germany as Romania did not get past the group stage.[17][19] He played seven games in the 1986 World Cup qualifiers and five during the Euro 1988 qualifiers.[17]

Afterwards he played five matches in the successful 1990 World Cup qualifiers.[17] Subsequently, he was used by coach Emerich Jenei as captain for the entirety of all four matches in the final tournament, where The Tricolours were eliminated by Ireland in the round of 16.[2][17][20] Lung played four games in the Euro 1992 qualifiers and made his last appearance for the national team on 2 June 1993 in a 5–2 loss to Czechoslovakia during the 1994 World Cup qualifiers.[2][17]

For representing his country at the 1990 World Cup, Lung was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[21][22]

International stats

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 1979 2 0
1982 1 0
1983 12 0
1984 7 0
1985 9 0
1986 7 0
1987 9 0
1988 7 0
1989 7 0
1990 8 0
1991 5 0
1992 1 0
1993 1 0
Total 76 0

Managerial career

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After retirement, Lung began his coaching career and for over 20 years he was the assistant coach or goalkeeping coach for clubs such as Universitatea Craiova, Național București, Nagoya Grampus, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Astra Ploiești, CFR Cluj, CS Universitatea Craiova and Concordia Chiajna.[23] Between 1995 and 1997 he was the head coach of Minerul Motru and earlier in 1994, of Olympique de Casablanca.[2][23] Those were his only jobs as a head coach, until December 2017, when he was announced as the new head coach of Liga III side, CSO Filiași.[2][23]

Personal life

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Lung has two sons, Tiberiu and Silviu Jr., both of whom played as goalkeepers and represented Romania at international level.[2][24]

In January 2014, he was involved in a car accident which killed the driver of the other vehicle, receiving a punishment of one year and four months suspended sentence.[25]

Honours

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Player

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Victoria Carei

Universitatea Craiova

Steaua București

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Silviu Lung at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Interviu-eveniment cu Silviu Lung: "Regret că nu m-am dus la Steaua în '86, pentru finala Cupei Intercontinentale"" [Interview-event with Silviu Lung: "I regret not going to Steaua in '86, for the final of the Intercontinental Cup"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Cariera lui Silviu Lung, între Craiova Maxima şi naţionala României. Portretul celui mai bun portar pe care l-a dat Bănia fotbalului românesc" [Silviu Lung's career, between Craiova Maxima and the Romanian national team. The portrait of the best goalkeeper that Bănia gave to Romanian football] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Silviu Lung. Champions League 1981/1982". WorldFootball. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Silviu Lung. UEFA Cup 1982/1983". WorldFootball. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Romania - Player of the Year Awards". Rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1984". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
    "Dumitru Macri, primul fotbalist român nominalizat la Balonul de Aur! Gică Hagi, aproape de succes în 1994" [Dumitru Macri, the first Romanian footballer nominated for the Golden Ball! Gica Hagi, almost successful in 1994] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b "După 39 de ani, Universitatea Craiova încearcă o altă remontada europeană de la 0-2. Cine a fost eroul din 1985 al oltenilor" [After 39 years, Universitatea Craiova is trying another European comeback from 0-2. Who was the 1985 hero of the Oltenians] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
    "Francezii nu au uitat că Universitatea Craiova i-a făcut de rușine! France Football şi-a adus aminte de oltenii care o umileau pe AS Monaco! Video" [The French have not forgotten that Universitatea Craiova put them to shame! France Football remembered the Oltenians who humiliated AS Monaco! Video] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
    "Silviu Lung. Cup Winners Cup 1985/1986". WorldFootball. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1988–1989". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Steaua – Ac Milan 1988". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Silviu Lung. Champions League 1988/1989". WorldFootball. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  13. ^ ""Am crescut un urs în vestiar!". GSP a redescoperit primul fotbalist care a jucat la Dinamo, Rapid și Steaua, deținătorul recordului all-time de minute la rând fără gol primit în Divizia A" ["I raised a bear in the locker room!". GSP rediscovered the first footballer to play for Dinamo, Rapid and Steaua, the holder of the all-time record of minutes in a row without a goal received in Division A] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
    "Andrei Vlad, #1 în istoria FCSB! Locul 6 într-un top uriaș: peste Prunea și Duckadam" [Andrei Vlad, # 1 in the history of FCSB! 6th place in a huge top: over Prunea and Duckadam] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Silviu Lung. Primera División 1990/1991". WorldFootball. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ^ "CD Logroñés - RCD Mallorca 1:2". WorldFootball. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
    "Trei decenii de la Marele Exod" [Three decades since the Great Exodus] (in Romanian). Wesport.ro. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1992–1993". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i "European Football". Silviu Lung. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  18. ^ "European Football". Romania 3-0 Greece. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Povestea României la primul Euro, din 1984: am lăsat Italia acasă! Fără niciun stelist, cu cel mai tânăr selecţioner pe bancă şi debutul lui Hagi la un turneu final la doar 19 ani" [Romania's story at the first Euro, from 1984: we left Italy at home! Without any Steaua player, with the youngest coach on the bench and Hagi's debut at a final tournament at only 19 years old] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
    "EURO 1984: România intră "pe marile bulevarde ale fotbalului". 33 de ani de la golul lui Boloni cu Italia, surprizele lui Lucescu pentru EURO" [EURO 1984: Romania enters "the great boulevards of football". 33 years since Boloni's goal against Italy, Lucescu's surprises for the EURO] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  20. ^ ""Notti magiche" Cum i-am bătut pe sovietici, la 9 iunie 1990, în primul meci de la Mondiale, după 20 de ani. Lăcătuș a ajuns coșmarul lui Dasaev, iar Gică Popescu a refuzat Real Madrid" ["Notti magiche" How we beat the Soviets, on June 9, 1990, in the first World Cup match, after 20 years. Lăcătuș became Dasaev's nightmare, and Gică Popescu refused Real Madrid] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  21. ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  23. ^ a b c "Silviu Lung senior va fi antrenor principal după două decenii. "Îmi doream de mai mult timp şi îmi era şi dor să revin în circuit". Echipa pe care o preia va avea în 2018 un nou stadion" [Silviu Lung senior will be the head coach after two decades. "I've been wanting to do it for a long time and I've been longing to get back on the circuit." The team he takes over will have a new stadium in 2018] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
    "Silviu Lung". Fotbalisti Romani. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Tibi Lung își înlocuieşte tatăl și va fi antrenorul fratelui său la Craiova" [Tibi Lung replaced his father and his brother will be in Craiova coach]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 July 2011.
  25. ^ "Mercedesul a fost mai tare. Diferența în accidentul lui Silviu Lung, făcută de mașinile implicate" [The Mercedes was stronger. The difference in Silviu Lung's accident, made by the cars involved] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    "Decizie definitivă în cazul lui Silviu Lung. Ce pedeapsă a primit fostul portar după ce a cauzat un accident mortal" [Final decision in the case of Silviu Lung. What punishment did the former goalkeeper receive after causing a fatal accident] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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