Iosif Lereter

Iosif Lereter (born 23 July 1933) is a Romanian former footballer and manager.

Iosif Lereter
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-07-23) 23 July 1933
Place of birth Oțelu Roșu, Romania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder / Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1956 Energia Oțelu Roșu
1957–1967 Politehnica Timișoara[lower-alpha 1] 227 (89)
1967–1972 UTA Arad 148 (23)
Total 375 (112)
International career
1965 Romania 1 (0)
Managerial career
Constructorul Timișoara
UM Timișoara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2020

Career

Iosif Lereter was born on 23 July 1933 in Oțelu Roșu, Romania and at the beginning of his career he played as a forward and midfielder, ending his career as a defender.[1][2][3][4] He started to play football in the lower leagues of Romania at the local club from his town, Energia Oțelu Roșu in 1949.[1][2] He went to play for Politehnica Timișoara where he made his debut in the Romanian top-league Divizia A on 18 August 1957 in a 2–2 against Progresul Oradea.[1][2][4] Lereter was part of Politehnica's team that won the 1957–58 Cupa României, playing in the 1–0 victory from the final against Progresul București.[1][2][3][4][5] In 1967 he went to play for UTA Arad, where under the guidance of coach Nicolae Dumitrescu he won two consecutive league titles, in the first he contributed with 10 goals scored in 30 appearances and in the second he scored 7 goals in 29 matches.[1][2][4][6] He also made some European performances with The Old Lady as eliminating the defending European Cup champions Feyenoord in the 1970–71 European Cup season and playing 8 games in the 1971–72 UEFA Cup campaign when the team reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur who would eventually win the competition.[1][2][4][7] On 16 October 1971 while playing for UTA Arad in a match against Argeș Pitești, he became the first footballer to reach 300 Divizia A appearances, that is why every time a footballer reaches 300 appearances in the Romanian top-league, the press says he entered the "Iosif Lereter Club".[2][3][4][8][9][10] He made his last appearance in Divizia A on 1 October 1972, playing for UTA in a 4–2 loss against Jiul Petroșani, having a total of 327 appearances with 79 goals scored in the competition, also having a total of 16 appearances in European competitions..[1][4] After he ended his playing career, Lereter worked for a while as a manager at Constructorul Timișoara and UM Timișoara.[2][4] In 2008 Iosif Lereter received the Honorary Citizen of Timișoara title and in 2018 in order to celebrate 60 years since the winning of the 1957–58 Cupa României, the Politehnica University of Timișoara awarded him a diploma of excellence.[2][11][12][13]

International career

Iosif Lereter played one game at international level for Romania when coach Ilie Oană used him in a 1966 World Cup qualification match against Czechoslovakia which ended with a 3–1 loss.[14][15]

Honours

Politehnica Timișoara

UTA Arad

Notes
  1. The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Politehnica Timișoara are not official.[1]

References
  1. Iosif Lereter at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Iosif Lereter, diploma de excelenta din partea Universitatii Politehnica Timișoara" [Iosif Lereter, diploma of excellence from the Polytechnic University of Timișoara] (in Romanian). Opiniatimisoarei.ro. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. "Iosif Lereter, oaspete de onoare al Politehnicii. Câștigătorul Cupei României din 1958 a primit în dar și noul tricou al "Băieților în ghete"" [Iosif Lereter, guest of honor at Politehnica. The winner of the Romanian Cup in 1958 received as a gift the new shirt of the "Boys in boots"] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. "Loli Lereter, cel iubit și la Timișoara, și la Arad" [Loli Lereter, the one loved both in Timișoara and Arad] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. "Romanian Cup – Season 1957–1958". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. "Fotbalul de altă dată: UTA Arad – Tottenham Hotspur, Cupa UEFA, 1972" [Football of another time: UTA Arad - Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup, 1972] (in Romanian). Tackle.ro. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. "UTA Arad vs FC Arges Liga1 1971–1972" (in Romanian). Labtof.ro.
  9. "Ce este "Clubul Leretter"? După Dan Nistor de la Universitatea Craiova, a intrat în grupul select și Ciprian Deac de la CFR" [What is the "Leretter club"? After Dan Nistor from Universitatea Craiova, Ciprian Deac from CFR entered the club] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. "Dejeanul Ciprian Deac a intrat în "Clubul Leretter". Ce reprezintă" [The Dej native Ciprian Deac entered the "Leretter club". What does that represent] (in Romanian). Dej24.ro. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. "Cetățeni de onoare ai Timișoarei" [Honorary citizens of Timișoara] (PDF) (in Romanian). Primariatm.ro.
  12. "Titluri de Cetățeni de Onoare pentru foștii jucători ai Științei Timișoara din sezonul 1957–1958" [Titles of Honorary Citizens for former players of Timișoara Science from the 1957–1958 season] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  13. "Cîştigaţi Cupa!" [Win the cup!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. "Iosif Lereter". European Football. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  15. "1965 Czechoslovakia – Romania 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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