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Costel Pană

Costel Pană
Personal information
Full name Constantin Pană
Date of birth (1967-07-15) 15 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Moreni, Romania
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chindia Târgoviște (head coach)
Youth career
1976–1984 Flacăra Moreni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1990 Flacăra Moreni 107 (17)
1990–1995 Dinamo București 128 (22)
1995–1997 Neuchâtel Xamax 47 (2)
1997–1999 FCM Bacău 14 (3)
1999 Argeș Pitești 11 (2)
2000 FC Brașov 10 (1)
Total 317 (47)
International career
1992–1993 Romania 6 (1)
Managerial career
1999 FCM Bacău (caretaker)
2000–2003 Argeș Pitești (assistant)
2003 UTA Arad (assistant)
2004–2006 Romania U18
2006–2007 CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
2007–2009 Al-Hilal (assistant)
2010–2011 Chindia Târgoviște
2011–2012 CS Ștefănești
2012 CS Buftea
2012–2013 Progresul Cernica
2014 Viitorul Axintele
2015–2016 Universitatea Cluj (assistant)
2017–2018 Al-Ahli U19
2018–2019 Al-Shabab U19
2019–2020 Politehnica Iași (assistant)
2021 Al-Tai U19
2021–2022 Al-Khaleej (technical director youth center)
2022–2024 Al-Khaleej (sporting director)
2024 Agricola Borcea
2025– Chindia Târgoviște
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantin "Costel" Pană (born 15 July 1967) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club Chindia Târgoviște.[1][2][3][4][5][3][6][7]

International career

Costel Pană played six games at international level for Romania, making his debut in a 1994 World Cup qualification match which ended with a 7–0 victory against Faroe Islands, in which he scored the 6th goal of the game.[8][9]

International stats

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 1992 1 1
1993 5 0
Total 6 1
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pană goal.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 May 1992 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania  Faroe Islands 6–0 7–0 1994 World Cup qualifiers

Honours

Player

Flacăra Moreni

Dinamo București

Coach

Chindia Târgoviște

Personal life

He won the Divizia A title with Dinamo București playing alongside his brother, the defender Marian who was also an international footballer.[11]

References

  1. ^ Weltfussball
  2. ^ Costel Pană at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b "Reportaj: Fă-te frate cu Pană până treci Ilfovul" [Report: Make yourself a brother with Pana until you cross the Ilfov] (in Romanian). ilfovsport.ro. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIV Frații cu numărul 6, Nabil și Reda Jaadi sunt prima pereche de frați străini din istoria lui Dinamo și doar a șasea din analele clubului alb-roșu" [EXCLUSIVELY Brothers number 6, Nabil and Reda Jaadi are the first pair of foreign brothers in the history of Dinamo and only the sixth of the red and white club] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Drama celor doi frați campioni cu Dinamo: "La doi ani după ce tata a murit, doctorii ne-au scris că au găsit loc să-l opereze"" [The drama of the two champion brothers with Dinamo: "Two years after my father died, the doctors wrote to us that they had found a place to operate him"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Costel Pană preia Progresul Cernica" [Costel Pană takes over Progresul Cernica] (in Romanian). Ilfovsport.ro. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Gabi Răduță a preluat (din nou) Cernica!" [Gabi Răduță took over (again) Cernica!] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Costel Pană". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Romania – Faroe Islands 7:0". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Constantin Pană". European Football. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ^ "SPECIAL Situaţie de gradul I în Liga 1. Ce a realizat Silviu Lung jr. prin câştigarea titlului cu Astra. De la fraţii Vâlcov, la fraţii Costea şi familia Piţurcă" [SPECIAL First grade situation in Liga 1. What Silviu Lung jr. accomplished by winning the title with Astra. From the brothers Vâlcov to the brothers Costea and the Piţurcă family] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.