Iosif Cavai

Iosif Cavai
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-01-01) 1 January 1951[1]
Place of birth Folia, Romania[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1966–1968 Electromotor Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1969 Electromotor Timișoara
1969–1976 Dinamo București 47 (0)
1976–1985 Jiul Petroșani 249 (0)
1985–1990 Universitatea Cluj 75 (0)
Total 371 (0)
International career
1973 Romania U21 1 (0)
1973 Romania U23 4 (0)
1982 Romania Olympic 1 (0)
1982 Romania B 2 (0)
Managerial career
1984 Jiul Petroșani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iosif Cavai (born 1 January 1951) is a Romanian association football goalkeeper and coach.

Club career

Cavai was born on 1 January 1951 in Folia, Romania, starting to play junior level football in 1966 at Electromotor Timișoara under the guidance of coach Florian Pascu.[2][3] Afterwards he was promoted by coach Nicolae Maghet to the team's senior squad.[3]

He went to play for Dinamo București where on 22 March 1970, coach Nicolae Dumitru gave him his Divizia A debut in a 3–3 against Dinamo Bacău.[2][4] At the end of his first season, the team reached the 1970 Cupa României final where Dumitru used him all the minutes in the 2–1 loss to rivals Steaua București.[3][5] In the following season, Dinamo won the championship but Cavai played only one game as the first-choice goalkeeper was Mircea Constantinescu.[6] In the same season the club reached another Cupa României final but Constantinescu played in the loss with Steaua.[7] Cavai won two more titles with The Red Dogs, in the first he worked with coach Ion Nunweiller who used him in 12 games and at the second he played two matches under the guidance of Dumitru.[2][3][6] He also played four games in the 1973–74 European Cup campaign as they got past after a 12–0 aggregate win over Crusaders in the first round, being eliminated in the second by Atlético Madrid.[2][3][8]

In 1976 he moved to Jiul Petroșani where in his first season he helped the team earn a fifth place.[2][3][9][10] In the following season the club participated in the 1977–78 Balkans Cup, reaching the final which was lost to Rijeka.[3][9][10] In the 1979–80 season, Cavai managed to not concede any goals for 589 consecutive minutes.[3][11]

In 1985 he switched teams again, going at Universitatea Cluj.[2][3][12] He spent five seasons with The Red Caps where on 10 December 1989 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 4–3 home victory against Argeș Pitești, having a total of 371 matches in the competition.[2][3][13]

International career

Between 1973 and 1982, Cavai played several games for Romania's under-21, under-23, Olympic and B squads.[3][14]

On 13 May 2020, Gazeta Sporturilor included him on a list of best Romanian players who never played for Romania's national team.[15]

Managerial career

In 1984, Cavai was head coach for a few rounds at Jiul Petroșani while still being an active player.[2][16]

From 1990 until 2004, he held various positions at Universitatea Cluj, working as a stadium administrator, assistant coach, goalkeeping coach, competition organizer and vice-president of the club.[3] After his period spent at "U" Cluj ended, he went to work for Politehnica Timișoara, firstly as a goalkeeper coach.[3] Then he went at CFR Timișoara.[3]

From 2009 until 2010 he worked at Școala de Fotbal Ardealul.[3] Afterwards he returned to "U" Cluj to work as a goalkeeper coach for the youth teams.[3]

Honours

Dinamo București

Jiul Petroșani

References

  1. ^ Iosif Cavai at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Iosif Cavai at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Iosif Cavai, portarul pe care scria "Pe aici nu se trece"" [Iosif Cavai, the doorman who wrote "No one can pass through here"] (in Romanian). Citynews.ro. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1969–70". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1969–1970". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1970–1971". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Au fost Hamburg, Crusaders, Real Madrid, Inter. 10 victorii de legendă pentru Dinamo în Europa la revenirea "câinilor" în cupele continentale după o pauză de 5 ani" [There were Hamburg, Crusaders, Real Madrid, Inter. 10 legendary victories for Dinamo in Europe when the "dogs" returned to the continental cups after a 5-year break] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Dinamo – Crusaders FC 11-0 (Cupa Campionilor – 3 octombrie 1973)" [Dinamo – Crusaders FC 11-0 (Champions Cup – October 3, 1973)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Iosif Cavai. Champions League 1973/1974". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "O partidă care nu s-a mai jucat. Aproape de un meci Jiul – Galatasaray!" [A game that was never played. Almost a Jiul – Galatasaray match!] (in Romanian). Cronicavj.ro. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Fotbal. Statistică. Jiul, între extaz și agonie" [Football. Statistics. Jiul, between ecstasy and agony] (in Romanian). Gddhd.ro. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  11. ^ ""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 1 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Iosif Cavai profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  13. ^ "Iosif Cavai" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Iosif Cavai profile". 11v11. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Ion Oblemenco ar fi împlinit azi 75 de ani! Legendarul jucător nu a prins niciodată naționala. Care sunt cei mai buni fotbaliști fără vreun minut pentru România" [Ion Oblemenco would have turned 75 today! The legendary player never caught the national team. Who are the best footballers without any minutes for Romania] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Fotbal. Jiul Petroșani - 90 de ani / Prigoana antrenorilor" [Football. Jiul Petroșani - 90 years / The pursuit of coaches] (in Romanian). Zvj.ro. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
    "Iosif Cavai profile". Labtof.ro. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
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