Alexandru Sătmăreanu

Crișul Oradea

Sătmăreanu was born on 9 March 1952 in Oradea, Romania. He began his career in his hometown at Crișul, making his Divizia A debut on 21 September 1969 under coach Ladislau Vlad in a 2–1 away victory against ASA Târgu Mureș. The team was relegated at the end of that season to Divizia B, but he stayed with the club, helping it get promoted back to the first division after only one season.

Dinamo București

Sătmăreanu joined Dinamo București in 1971, helping the team win three league titles in the 1972–73, 1974–75 and 1976–77 seasons. In the first one he played 16 games under coach Ion Nunweiller and in the second Nicolae Dumitru used him in 29 games, scoring three goals. In the third one he made 34 appearances with five goals scored while working once again with Nunweiller. In November 1975 he scored a goal in a league derby against Steaua București that ended in a 3–3 draw. Sătmăreanu also represented The Red Dogs in 20 games in European competitions in which he scored two goals, including the only goal of Dinamo's 1–0 home victory against Real Madrid in the 1975–76 European Cup. For the way he played in 1977, Sătmăreanu was placed third in the ranking for the Romanian Footballer of the Year award. On 3 November 1979, he made his last Divizia A appearance in 1–1 draw against FCM Galați, totaling 223 matches with 18 goals in the competition.

VfB Stuttgart

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Sătmăreanu played 28 games for Romania, making his debut on 23 July 1974 when coach Valentin Stănescu introduced him at half-time to replace Cornel Dinu in a 4–1 friendly victory against Japan. He played six games in the Euro 1976 qualifiers and four during the 1978 World Cup qualifiers. Sătmăreanu also played two games in the 1973–76 Balkan Cup and three during the successful 1977–80 Balkan Cup.

Crișul Oradea

Divizia B: 1970–71 Dinamo București

Divizia A: 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77 Trofeo Costa de Valencia: 1978 Romania

Balkan Cup: 1977–80, runner-up 1973–76 Individual

Romanian Footballer of the Year (third place): 1977