Gábor Gerstenmájer
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Career & Clubs
Gerstenmájer played three games for Romania in 1992, making his debut on 12 February under coach Mircea Rădulescu in a 1–0 friendly loss to Greece. His following match took place when he replaced Gheorghe Hagi for the last 20 minutes of the 5–1 victory against Wales in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers. Gerstenmájer's last appearance for the national team was a friendly which ended with a 2–0 win over Mexico.
Gerstenmájer was born on 13 September 1967 in Satu Mare, Romania, being of German Swabian descent. From 1987 to 1990, he played for Divizia B club Olimpia Satu Mare, with a short interruption in 1988, when he played for Victoria Carei. During these years, he learned a lot about football from coach Iosif Vigu. Subsequently, he joined Brașov, making his Divizia A debut on 12 August 1990 under coach Ioan Nagy in a 3–0 win over Inter Sibiu, scoring the final goal of the game. In 1991, Gerstenmájer was signed by Dinamo București. He was the top-scorer of the 1991–92 season, netting a career-best 21 goals in the 30 matches under coach Florin Halagian, a performance which helped the team win the title undefeated. One of these goals was scored in a 1–1 draw against rivals Steaua București. In the same season, Gerstenmájer helped Dinamo eliminate Luis Figo's Sporting Lisbon by scoring a double in the 2–1 aggregate victory in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with their campaign ending in the following round as they lost to Genoa against whom he scored once. In the next season, Gerstenmájer scored 12 league goals as The Red Dogs finished in second place. He also scored a goal that helped them get past Kuusysi Lahti in the first round of the 1992–93 Champions League. Dinamo faced Olympique Marseille in the second round, where they drew 0–0 in the first leg but lost the subsequent game with 2–0, the French ultimately winning the competition. His last Divizia A appearance took place on 6…
From 2008 to 2020, Gerstenmájer was head coach at several clubs in the Swiss lower leagues such as FC Bruhl, Red Star Zürich, Baden, FC Wetzikon, and FC Greifensee, also working as an assistant coach in 2017 for Young Fellows Juventus.
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- FC Dinamo Bucharest (1991–1993)
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- FC Brașov (1990–1991)
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- FC Winterthur (1999–2001)
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- Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare (1987–1990)
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- FC Luzern (1993–1995)
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- FC Schaffhausen (1995–1999)
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- FC Baden (2001–2002)
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- FC Frauenfeld (2002–2003)
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- Romania men's national association football team (1992–1992)
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- FC Baden (2002–2002)
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- FC Bülach (2005–2006)
- National team
- Romania
Legacy
Dinamo București
Divizia A: 1991–92 Individual
Divizia A top-scorer: 1991–92
Clubs
- Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare1987–1990
- FC Brașov1990–1991
- FC Dinamo Bucharest1991–1993
- Romania men's national association football team1992–1992
- FC Luzern1993–1995
- FC Schaffhausen1995–1999
- FC Winterthur1999–2001
- FC Baden2001–2002
- FC Baden2002–2002
- FC Frauenfeld2002–2003
- FC Bülach2005–2006
Played together with
- Abdelaziz DnibiFC Baden · 1997–2000
Abdoulaye BaFC Dinamo Bucharest · 2020–2020
Adam NemecFC Dinamo Bucharest · 2016–2018
Adam NemecFC Dinamo Bucharest · 2020–2021- Adekunle LukmonFC Luzern · 2008–2013
Admir MehmediFC Winterthur- Adnan AganovićFC Brașov · 2013–2015
- Adnan GolubovićFC Dinamo Bucharest · 2023–2025
- Adnan GušoFC Dinamo Bucharest · 2005–2005
Adrian BumbescuFC Dinamo Bucharest · 1980–1982
Adrian CristeaFC Dinamo Bucharest · 2004–2010- Adrian DurrerFC Winterthur · 2024
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Identifiers & aliases
Gábor Gerstenmájer is a Romanian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was the Divizia A top-scorer, netting 21 goals during the 1991–92 season while playing for Dinamo București. Following his success with Dinamo, he moved to Switzerland and played there until his retirement.
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