Mircea Axente (footballer, born 1944)

Mircea Axente (born 9 December 1944) is a Romanian former football midfielder and referee.[1][4][5] In the 1970–1971 European Cup, Axente was the one who gave the assist to Florian Dumitrescu who scored UTA's decisive goal that eliminated Feyenoord who were European champions at that time.[2][6][4] After he ended his playing career he became a referee, arbitrating matches in Romania's top-league Divizia A and at international and European club level.[2][5] A book about him was written by Radu Romănescu and Ionel Costin, called Mircea Axente, de pe maidanele Aradului în casa campioanei lumii (Mircea Axente, from the slopes of Arad in the world champion's house)[4][5][7][8]

Not to be confused with Mircea Ionuț Axente.

Mircea Axente
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-12-09) 9 December 1944[1]
Place of birth Arad, Romania[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Youth career
Gloria Arad[2]
UTA Arad[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1976 UTA Arad[3] 286 (42)
1976–1977 Rapid Arad[3]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

UTA Arad

References
  1. Mircea Axente at WorldFootball.net
  2. ""Senatorul" benzilor marii echipe a UTA-ei a împlinit 70 de ani" [The "senator" of the wings of the great team of UTA has turned 70 years old] (in Romanian). Glsa.ro. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. Mircea Axente at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  4. "74 de ani de UTA! "Campioana Provinciei" a sărbătorit prin lansarea volumului "Mircea Axente, de pe maidanele Aradului în casa campioanei lumii"" [74 years of UTA! "Champion of the Province" celebrated by launching the volume "Mircea Axente, from the slopes of Arad in the house of the world champion"] (in Romanian). Ghidularadean.ro. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. "Lansare de carte la Muzeu" [Book launch at the museum] (in Romanian). Aradon.ro. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  6. "UTA – Feyenoord, o victorie de legendă. Florian Dumitrescu: "De frică ne-am mobilizat total"" [UTA - Feyenoord, a legendary victory. Florian Dumitrescu: "Fear totally mobilized us"] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. "A 74-a aniversare a "Bătrânei Doamne", sub semnul extremei ce a îngenunchiat Feyenoordul: "Mircea Axente, de pe maidanele Aradului în casa campioanei lumii"" [74th anniversary of the "Old Lady", under the sign of the winger that made Feyenoord kneel: "Mircea Axente, from the slopes of Arad in the world champion's house"] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ""De pe maidanele Aradului în casa campioanei lumii"" ["From the slopes of Arad in the world champion's house"] (in Romanian). Aradon.ro. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. "Romanian Cup - Season 1965-1966". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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