Iosif Damaschin

Iosif Damaschin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-09-01) 1 September 1963 (age 61)[1]
Place of birth	Jilavele, Romania[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward[1]
Youth career
1980–1982	Unirea Urziceni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1984	Unirea Slobozia
1984–1991	Rapid București	150	(43)
1991–1992	Autocar București
1992–1993	CS Botoșani
1993–1994	Astra Ploiești
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iosif Damaschin (born 1 September 1963) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward.^[2][3][4] During his period spent at Rapid București in a match from Cupa României which ended with a 3–2 loss against Steaua Bucureşti with Damaschin scoring his team's second goal, Rapid's fans suspected that Steaua was being helped to win by the referees because of the influence of Valentin Ceaușescu who was a fan of the team and son of the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, so the fans started to chant: "Noi vi-l dăm pe Damaschin, voi ni-l dați pe Valentin!" ( "We give you Damaschin, you give us Valentin!").^[2][3][5] This chant was considered a rebellion against the communist authorities, which was something rare during those times.^[3]

Honours

Rapid Bucureşti

• Divizia B: 1989–90

References

1. Iosif Damaschin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
2. "Iosif Damaschin" (in Romanian). Rapidoldboys.ro. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
3. "De la "Aida" de Verdi la "Galeria lu' Rapid nu e membră de partid" » Cum s-au născut cele mai tari scandări ale Rapidului, în povești nespuse până azi" [From "Aida" by Verdi to "Galeria lu 'Rapid is not a party member" » How the strongest chants of Rapid were born, in untold stories until today] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
4. "La Multi Ani, Iosif Damaschin!" [Happy Birthday, Iosif Damaschin!] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
5. "Sică Damaschin: "Continuaţi să iubiţi dezinteresat Rapidul!"" [Sica Damaschin: "Continue to love the Rapid selflessly!"] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.