Stere Sertov (5 February 1963 – 3 May 2022) was a

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n footballer who played as a

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Club career

Stere Sertov was born on 5 February 1963 in

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. He made his

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debut at age 18, playing for

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in a 1–0 victory against

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. In 1982, Sertov went to play for

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where he appeared in only three

games but managed to win the title. He went to play afterwards at Politehnica Iași where in two seasons he scored 8 goals in 41

appearances but an injury kept him off the field for the following two seasons. He returned to play at Politehnica Iași, this time in

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, moving after two seasons at

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who was also participating in

, where after only one season he ended his career and became a

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officer, he has a total of 62 appearances and 10 goals scored in

. On 3 May 2022, Sertov died at the

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after suffering from diabetes.

International career

Stere Sertov represented Romania U20 at the 1981 World Youth Championship from Australia, playing 6 games in which he scored one goal in a 1–0 victory against

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in the group stage, helping the team finish the tournament in the 3rd position, winning the bronze medal.

Honours

Dinamo București *

: 1982–83

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sertov, Stere 1963 births 2022 deaths Romanian footballers Association football forwards Romania youth international footballers Liga I players Liga II players FC Dinamo București players FC Steaua București players FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players People from Constanța County