Augustin Eduard (born 1 August 1962) is a Romanian former professional

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and currently a manager. As a player, he was signed by FC Argeș in 1976 and grew up in the squad of Leonte Ianovschi, making his debut for the first team of "the White-Violet Eagles" in 1980. Eduard was in that first season part of a squad where

Nicolae Dobrin Nicolae Dobrin (; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager. Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...

, one of the most important Romanian players ever and a legend of FC Argeș, was the unquestioned leader. In two periods spent at FC Argeș, he played in over 170 matches and then was also part of the Steaua București squad that would go on to win the

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, but left the club in summer 1985, after having won a national championship title. In the early 1990s Eduard also played for Steaua's bitter rival

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and ended his career as a footballer at Gloria Bistrița in 1993.

Honours

Club

; Steaua București *

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: Winner 1984–85 *

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: Winner 1984–85

International

; Romania * FIFA World Youth Championship: Third place

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* * 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Târgoviște Romanian footballers Romania youth international footballers Romania international footballers Association football defenders Liga I players FC Argeș Pitești players FC Steaua București players FC Dinamo București players ACF Gloria Bistrița players Romanian football managers FC Argeș Pitești managers {{Romania-footy-defender-stub