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Horia Demian (9 April 1942 – 8 April 1989) was a Romanian basketball player who played for
Universitatea Cluj Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the L ...
(Știința Cluj between 1951–1965, currently
U-BT Cluj-Napoca U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca, commonly known as U-BT Cluj-Napoca, is a professional basketball club based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania that competes domestically in the Liga Națională (men's basketball), Liga Națională de Baschet and internatio ...
) from 1960 until 1970. During that period, U Cluj finished second in one season and third in four seasons in the
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.


Career

Born in
Cluj Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
, he was selected to play in the
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165 times and received the award "Maestru al Sportului" from the
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in 1964. He took part in four Eurobasket tournaments, including the Eurobasket 1967 in
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, where Romania classified fifth, its best classification in history. After ending his career as player, he continued as coach. Although receiving offers to play elsewhere, including the American professional league, he remained loyal to his team. In 2005, the readers from the newspaper Ziarul Clujeanului voted him the best basketball player from
Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
of all times. The readers chose him over the NBA player
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, of whom Horia had been a mentor. The main sports hall in
Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
is named after him: Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian".


Education

Demian obtained a pharmacy degree from the
Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy (, or UMF Cluj) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is the oldest medical education institution in Transylvania, a continuation of the Faculty of Medicine which was founded in 1919, as a part of the Supe ...
in Cluj-Napoca and a Ph.D. in Chemistry.


Gallery

Horia Demian 1966.jpg, Horia Demian plaque.jpg, Sala Sporturilor Horia Demian.jpg,


References

1942 births 1989 deaths Sportspeople from Cluj-Napoca Romanian men's basketball players Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy alumni U-BT Cluj-Napoca players 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-basketball-bio-stub