Cătălin Hîldan
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| Full name | Cătălin George Hîldan | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Brănești, Ilfov, Romania | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Oltenița, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 138 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | → Oţelul Târgovişte (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 151 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Romania | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cătălin Hîldan (3 February 1976 – 5 October 2000) was a Romanian footballer. He was born in Brănești, Ilfov. During his career he played for Dinamo Bucureşti and international football with the Romanian national team.
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Background
Hîldan first came into contact with sports at the age of eight at the rugby club Olimpia together with his brother Cristi. Two years later, in the summer of 1986, he joined Dinamo Bucureşti along with Florentin Petre, Mihai Tararache and others. His first match for Dinamo was on 2 October 1994 in a match against rivals Steaua Bucharest.
After a couple of months he was sent on loan to Târgovişte, where he helped the team win promotion to the second division and then to the first division. He was recalled to Dinamo by the coach Cornel Dinu. In a couple of years he became captain of the “Red Dogs”. He expressed happiness after defeating Steaua 3-2, and winning the championship title for Dinamo, after a nine-year break.
He was in the Romanian national team for Euro 2000, but did not play in the tournament. He played a total of eight games for the national team, and scored one goal; that goal was also the 900th goal in Romania's national team history in a match played at 04.02.2000, Larnaca, against the similar team of Georgia (România - Georgia 1-1).[1]
Death
He died on 5 October 2000, at a friendly match between Dinamo and FC Oltenița. In the 74th minute of the game, Cătălin had a cardiac arrest, and fell to the ground. The north stand of the Dinamo Stadium is named “Peluza Cătălin Hîldan” (Cătălin Hîldan Stand), in his honour. He is named "The only captain" by all Dinamo's fans. At every game played by Dinamo the name of "The only captain" is sung by the fans with great respect and pride.
Honours
External links
- Cătălin Hîldan from the BBC Euro 2000 information website
- (Romanian) Page dedicated to Cătălin Hîldan
- Fan Club Dinamo
- RomanianSoccer.ro - Career stats
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