Nicolae Dobrin

Nicolae Dobrin
Dobrin with Argeș Pitești in the 1970s
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-08-26)26 August 1947
Place of birth Pitești, Romania
Date of death 26 October 2007(2007-10-26) (aged 60)
Place of death Pitești, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1959–1962 Dinamo Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1981 Argeș Pitești 390 (106)
1981–1982 FCM Târgoviște 13 (5)
1982–1983 Argeș Pitești 5 (0)
1985–1986 CS Botoșani
Total 408 (111)
International career
1966–1980 Romania 48 (6)
Managerial career
1982–1985 Argeș Pitești
1985–1986 CS Botoșani
1992 Argeș Pitești
1995 Argeș Pitești
1998–1999 Argeș Pitești
Medal record
Argeș Pitești
WinnerRomanian League1971
WinnerRomanian League1979
Runner-upRomanian Cup1965
Runner-upRomanian League1968
Runner-upRomanian League1978
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolae Dobrin (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e doˈbrin]; 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 one of Romania's greatest footballers. Renowned for his dribbling ability, Dobrin received the Romanian Footballer of the Year award on three occasions, in 1966, 1967, and 1971, and has a stadium in native Pitești named after him.