Stere Sertov

Stere Sertov was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Sertov was born on 5 February 1963 in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța, Romania. He made his Divizia A debut at age 18, playing for Steaua București on 7 June 1981 under coach Gheorghe Constantin in a 1–0 victory against Progresul București. In 1982, Sertov joined Dinamo București where he appeared in only three league games under coach Nicolae Dumitru, but managed to win the title. Subsequently, he went to play for Politehnica Iași where in two seasons he scored eight goals in 41 league appearances, but an injury kept him off the field for the following two seasons. Afterwards, he returned to play for Politehnica, this time in Divizia B. Two years later, Sertov moved to CFR Pașcani, where after only one season he ended his career in 1990. He has a total of 62 appearances and 10 goals scored in Divizia A.

Sertov was selected by coach Constantin Cernăianu to be part of Romania's under-20 squad for the 1981 World Youth Championship held in Australia. He appeared in six games, scoring once in a 1–0 victory against South Korea in the group stage, helping the team finish the tournament in third position, winning the bronze medal.

After he retired from football, Sertov worked as a judicial police officer.

Sertov, who suffered from diabetes, died on 3 May 2022 at the Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest.

Dinamo București