Stere Adamache
Romanian footballer (1941-1978)
Stere "Sterică" Adamache (17 August 1941 – 9 July 1978) was a Romanian football goalkeeper.
Club career
Adamache, nicknamed "Baronul" (The Baron), was born on 17 August 1941 in Galați, Romania. He began playing junior-level football as a field player in 1955 at Energia Galați. He later moved to Ancora Galați, where he started playing as a goalkeeper, and subsequently joined Știința Galați. In 1960, he started his senior career by playing two Divizia B seasons for Dinamo Galați. Adamache made his Divizia A debut on 9 September 1962, playing for Viitorul București under coach Gheorghe Ola in a 0–0 draw against Știința Cluj. Shortly afterwards, the club dissolved and he had offers to play for Steaua București and Steagul Roșu Brașov and after a talk with the latter's coach, Silviu Ploeșteanu, he chose Steagul because he would have had more opportunities to play.
Adamache remained at Steagul over the course of 13 seasons, the highlight of this period being a fourth place in the 1964–65 Divizia A season. He also played 10 games in European competitions, including a 4–2 win over Espanyol Barcelona in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and a 3–2 victory on aggregate against Beşiktaş in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup. At the end of the 1967–68 Divizia A season, Steagul was relegated to Divizia B, but he stayed with the club, helping the team get promoted back to the first division after one year.
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