Gabriel Raksi (1 November 1938 – 12 April 2002) was a

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player.

Career

Raksi began his football career in 1951, joining Metalul Oradea.He then joined

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, followed by

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in 1959. After his enrollment in

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team immediately introduced him to the Romanian team. Raksi remained at Steaua (the designation that Steaua București took in 1962) until 1967. During his time with Steaua, Raksi played two times for the Romanian national football team. He played 7 times for the national youth, and 3 times for Romania B. In 1967 Raksi left for the ASA Târgu Mureş, as a captain in the

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. In 1970 when Raksi joined the reserves, he joined the Cotroceni team, Progresul București. The team had remarkable success. When Raksi was 36, he joined Guţă Iancu to defend the flag of the Division B team, Metallurgistul Cugir. A year later, in 1975, Raksi returned to Bucharest to coach the IMGB București. Between 1976 and 1978 and between 1980 and 1982, Raksi coached Relonul Săvineşti, another team from Division B. In 1983 he joined Carpaţi Sinaia, then in 1984 Poiana Câmpina. In 1985 he joined Ştiinţa Drăgăneşti in Division C. Afterwards he joined Unirea Alexandria, and between 1987 and 1989 he coached Sticla Arieşul Turda. After the 1989 Revolution, Raksi stayed in Bucharest and led teams from stadiums such as Onoare, Voinţa and Granitul. In 1993–1994 he made another stop in Viitorul Chirnogi, a team from Division C.

Honours

Player

Club

;Steaua București * Romanian League (2): 1959–60, 1960–61 *

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(2): 1961–62, 1965–66 ;Progresul București *

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(1): 1969–70

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raksi, Gabriel 1938 births 2002 deaths Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Romania Liga I players Liga II players AS Înfrățirea Oradea players CSM Câmpia Turzii players ASA Târgu Mureș (1962) players FC Progresul București players FCSB players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Oradea 20th-century Romanian sportsmen