| Iosif Stibinger / János Barna | |
| Fullname: | Iosif Ioan Stibinger |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Reșița, Romania |
| Death Place: | Arad, Romania |
| Height: | 1.750NaN0 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1941–1942 |
| Clubs1: | Elektromos |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 1942–1944 |
| Clubs2: | Nagyváradi AC |
| Caps2: | 46 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 1945–1946 |
| Clubs3: | Elektromos |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 1946–1949 |
| Clubs4: | ITA Arad |
| Caps4: | 50 |
| Goals4: | 19 |
| Totalcaps: | 127 |
| Totalgoals: | 38 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1947–1948 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 22 November 2017 |
| Ntupdate: | 22 November 2017 |
Iosif Ioan Stibinger (also known as János Stibinger or János Barna; 24 September 1923 – 17 June 1949) was a Romanian football player who played as a striker at international level for Romania.
Iosif Stibinger was born on 24 September 1923 in Reșița, Romania and made his senior debut at Hungarian team, Elektromos at age 18.[1] [2] After one year he went to play for Nagyváradi AC in Crișana, which that time was occupied by Hungary, winning the 1943–44 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, contributing with 3 goals scored in 20 matches.[1] [2] In 1945, he returned to play for one year at Elektromos, before going to play for ITA Arad where he made his Divizia A debut on 11 May 1947 in a 1–1 against CFR București.[1] [2] Stibinger scored 4 goals in 6 matches in his first season spent at ITA, helping the club win the Divizia A title and in the following season he helped the club win The Double, scoring 12 goals in 26 Divizia A matches, including managing he and teammate Adalbert Kovács to score each a hat-trick on 7 March 1948 in a 6–1 away victory against CSCA București, it was the first time that two players from the same team scored a hat-trick in a Divizia A match.[1] [2] [3] Iosif Stibinger made his last Divizia A appearance in a 4–1 victory against CFR Cluj, having a total of 50 Divizia A games played and 19 goals scored, all for ITA Arad. He died in the summer of 1949 at age 25, being ill of jaundice.[2]
Iosif Stibinger played two games for Romania at international level, making his debut under coach Colea Vâlcov in a 3–1 loss against Yugoslavia at the 1947 Balkan Cup, played on the Giulești Stadium from Bucharest.[4] [5] His second and last appearance also took place on the Giulești Stadium in a 1–0 loss against Albania at the 1948 Balkan Cup.[4] [6]
Nagyváradi AC
1943–44ITA Arad