Stere Adamache

Adamache, nicknamed "Baronul" (The Baron), was born on 17 August 1941 in Galați, Romania. He began playing junior-level football as a field player in 1955 at Energia Galați. He later moved to Ancora Galați, where he started playing as a goalkeeper, and subsequently joined Știința Galați. In 1960, he started his senior career by playing two Divizia B seasons for Dinamo Galați. Adamache made his Divizia A debut on 9 September 1962, playing for Viitorul București under coach Gheorghe Ola in a 0–0 draw against Știința Cluj. Shortly afterwards, the club dissolved and he had offers to play for Steaua București and Steagul Roșu Brașov and after a talk with the latter's coach, Silviu Ploeșteanu, he chose Steagul because he would have had more opportunities to play.

Adamache remained at Steagul over the course of 13 seasons, the highlight of this period being a fourth place in the 1964–65 Divizia A season. He also played 10 games in European competitions, including a 4–2 win over Espanyol Barcelona in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and a 3–2 victory on aggregate against Beşiktaş in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup. At the end of the 1967–68 Divizia A season, Steagul was relegated to Divizia B, but he stayed with the club, helping the team get promoted back to the first division after one year. For the way he played in 1972, Adamache was placed fourth in the ranking for the Romanian Footballer of the Year award. He played his last Divizia A match on 29 June 1975 in Steagul's 2–1 home…

Under the guidance of coaches Nicolae Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Ola, Adamache helped Romania's under-18 national team win the 1962 European championship. Between 1962 and 1967, he played several games for Romania's under-23 and B squads. He was selected by coach Silviu Ploeșteanu to be part of Romania's Olympic team for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Adamache played seven games for Romania, making his debut on 28 April 1970 when coach Angelo Niculescu sent him at halftime to replace Rică Răducanu in a 2–0 friendly loss to France. His following two games were a 2–2 draw against Peru and a 2–0 loss against the Soviet Union. Adamache was a member of Steagul Roșu Brașov's "Mexican trio", as together with Mihai Ivăncescu and Nicolae Pescaru they were part of Romania's 1970 Mexico World Cup squad. He was used by coach Niculescu in all three games which were a win against Czechoslovakia and losses to England and Brazil, as his side failed to progress from their group. In the 3–2 loss against the Brazilians, he conceded two goals from Pelé and Jairzinho, being replaced in the 29th minute by Rică Răducanu, thus becoming the first goalkeeper substitution in World Cup history. His last game for the national team was a 2–0 victory against Albania in the 1974 World Cup qualifiers.

Steagul Roșu Brașov

Divizia B: 1968–69 Romania U18

UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1962 Individual

Romanian Footballer of the Year (fourth place): 1972