Carol Haidu
Carol Haidu was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Haidu was born on 3 June 1942 in Râșnov, Romania with the name of Karol Haydu, but the communist authorities made him change it to Carol Haidu, in order to "sound more Romanian". He began playing junior-level football in 1958 at Luceafarul Brașov. Three years later he joined Steagul Roșu Brașov where he made his Divizia A debut on 1 April 1962 under coach Silviu Ploeșteanu in a 3–1 away loss to Dinamo Pitești.Haidu went to play for Steaua București in 1964, a team with whom he won the 1967–68 Divizia A title in which coach Ștefan Kovács used him in 20 matches. He also helped the club win five Cupa României, but played in only three of the finals. During his time with The Military Men he also played nine games in European competitions. He took part in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, appearing in three matches as the team reached the quarter-finals by eliminating Hibernians and Barcelona, being eliminated after 1–1 on aggregate on the away goal rule by Bayern Munich. Haidu's last Divizia A appearance took place on 9 December 1973, playing for Steaua in a 1–0 away loss to SC Bacău, totaling 158 matches in the competition.