Septimiu Câmpeanu Explained

Septimiu Câmpeanu
Birth Date:1957 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Height:1.89m
Youthyears1:1970–1974
Youthclubs1:Universitatea Cluj
Years1:1974–1982
Years2:1982–1984
Years3:1984–1988
Years4:1988
Years5:1989
Years6:1990
Clubs4:VfB 06 Langenfeld
Clubs5:Düsseldorfer SV 04
Clubs6:SV Wersten 04
Caps1:234
Goals1:102
Caps2:57
Goals2:21
Caps3:111
Goals3:47
Totalcaps:402
Totalgoals:170
Nationalyears1:1979–1982
Nationalteam1:Romania B[1]
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1981–1987
Nationalteam2:Romania
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:1
Manageryears1:1999–2001
Managerclubs1:Fortuna Düsseldorf youth
Manageryears2:2000
Managerclubs2:Fortuna Düsseldorf (caretaker)
Manageryears3:2001–2002
Manageryears4:2001
Managerclubs4:Fortuna Düsseldorf II (caretaker)
Manageryears5:2004–2006
Manageryears6:2006–2007
Managerclubs6:Fortuna Düsseldorf U17
Manageryears7:2011–2012

Septimiu Câmpeanu (also known as Tim Câmpeanu and in Germany as Tim Kamp; born 12 July 1957)[2] is a Romanian retired football striker and manager.

Club career

Septimiu Câmpeanu was born on 12 July 1957 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and started to play junior level football in 1970 at Universitatea Cluj, making his Divizia A debut under coach Silviu Avram on 17 August 1974 at age 17 in a 4–2 away loss in front of Steaua București.[3] [4] After two seasons, "U" Cluj were relegated to Divizia B, but Câmpeanu stayed with the club and helped it gain promotion back to Divizia A after three seasons by scoring 19 goals in 34 matches in the 1978–79 Divizia B season which helped them earn the first place.[3] In the following season he scored a personal record of 24 goals, as the team scored total of 41, which earned him the top-goalscorer of Divizia A title, also by this time he became known for his ability of scoring from free kicks.[3] [4]

In 1982, after "U" Cluj were relegated once again to Divizia B, Câmpeanu went to play for Steaua București where he spent two seasons in which he managed to score 21 goals in the league, also helping the club reach the 1984 Cupa României final where coach Emerich Jenei sent him on the field in the 65th minute in order to replace Victor Pițurcă as the team lost with 2–1 in front of Dinamo București.[3] [4] [5] He returned to Universitatea Cluj in the 1984–85 Divizia B season, helping it earn the first place and promotion to Divizia A by the end of it, contributing with 12 goals scored in 28 matches.[3] [4] Câmpeanu played three more seasons for The Red Caps in Divizia A, making his last appearance on 22 June 1988 in a 2–1 home victory against Oțelul Galați, having a total of 277 games and 117 goals scored in the competition.[3]

In 1988 he left Romania to go in Germany as his wife was suffering from an illness and she could get adequate treatment there, Câmpeanu played for a few years at VfB 06 Langenfeld, Düsseldorfer SV 04 and SV Wersten 04, afterwards settling in Düsseldorf where for a while he worked at the junior center of local professional club, Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3] [4] Known as Tim Kamp, he coached the first team from 9 April 2001 to 2 April 2002 in the Regionalliga Nord.[6] Four years after leaving Fortuna's under-17 team, Kamp returned to manage ninth-tier in January 2011.[2] In April 2012, he became sporting director of SV Wersten 04.[7]

International career

Septimiu Câmpeanu played four games at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 2–1 loss against Israel, when coach Valentin Stănescu sent him on the field in 46th minute of the game in order to replace Mircea Sandu.[8] [9] He also played in a 0–0 against Hungary at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers.[8] [10] In his last game played for the national team, he managed to score his only goal in a 3–2 victory against Israel.[8] [11]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Câmpeanu goal.[8]

Personal life

Septimiu Câmpeanu is the nephew of Remus Câmpeanu who was a footballer that spent almost his entire career at Universitatea Cluj.[12] [13] [14]

Honours

Club

Universitatea Cluj

1978–79, 1984–85Steaua București

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Septimiu Câmpeanu profile. 11v11. 7 June 2020.
  2. News: Leuchtenberg . Christoph . Tim Kamps Comeback in Rosellen. Tim Kamp's comeback at Rosellen. 30 January 2024 . Rheinische Post . 5 January 2011 . German.
  3. Web site: Tim Câmpeanu, regele loviturilor libere. Welovesport.ro. Romanian . Tim Câmpeanu, the king of free kicks. 30 April 2023. 1 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Septimiu Câmpeanu profile. 4everucluj.ro. Romanian.
  5. Web site: Romanian Cup – Season 1983–1984. RomanianSoccer. 29 May 2020.
  6. News: Fortunas Trainer der letzten 25 Jahre. Fortuna's managers of the last 25 years. 30 January 2024 . Rheinische Post . 25 October 2012 . German.
  7. News: Senf . Helmut . Tim Kamp, der neue 04er . Tim Kamp, the new 04 director. 30 January 2024 . Rheinische Post . 13 April 2012 . German.
  8. Web site: Septimiu Câmpeanu. European Football. 30 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Israel – Romania 2:1. European Football. 30 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Romania – Hungary 0:0. European Football. 30 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Romania – Israel 3:2. European Football. 30 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Ei sunt copiii Clujului! Vezi cum arată 11-le ideal din toate timpurile format din jucătorii crescuţi de U şi CFR. Prosport.ro. Romanian . They are the children of Cluj! See how the first 11 of all times looks like with the players raised by U and CFR. 12 April 2011. 7 October 2017.
  13. Web site: 5 fotbalisti legendari lansati de Cluj. Numele care au scris istorie pentru fotbalul romanesc. eusunt12.ro. Romanian . 5 legendary footballers launched by Cluj. The names that have written history for the Romanian football. 7 October 2017.
  14. Web site: Remus Câmpeanu - o viaţă în alb şi negru. Clujeanul.gandul.info. Romanian . Remus Câmpeanu - a life in white and black. 25 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230104752/http://clujeanul.gandul.info/saptamanal/remus-campeanu-o-viata-in-alb-si-negru-2807420. 30 December 2019. 30 December 2019.