Septimiu Câmpeanu


Septimiu Câmpeanu is a Romanian retired football striker and manager.

Club career

Câmpeanu was born on 12 July 1957 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1970 at Universitatea Cluj. He made his Divizia A debut under coach Silviu Avram on 17 August 1974 at age 17 in Universitatea's 4–2 away loss to Steaua București. After two seasons, "U" Cluj were relegated to Divizia B, but Câmpeanu stayed with the club and helped it gain promotion back to Divizia A after three seasons by scoring 19 goals in 34 matches in the 1978–79 Divizia B season which helped them earn the first place. In the following season he netted a personal record of 24 goals, as the team scored a total of 41, which earned him the Divizia A top-scorer title, also by this time he became known for his ability to score from free kicks.
In 1982, after "U" Cluj were relegated once again to Divizia B, Câmpeanu went to play for Steaua București where he spent two seasons, scoring 21 goals in the league. The club also reached the 1984 Cupa României final, where coach Emerich Jenei sent him in the 65th minute to replace Victor Pițurcă in the 2–1 loss to Dinamo București. He returned to Universitatea Cluj in the 1984–85 Divizia B season, helping it earn first place and promotion to Divizia A by the end of it, scoring 12 goals in 28 matches. Câmpeanu played three more seasons for The Red Caps in Divizia A, making his last appearance on 22 June 1988 in a 2–1 home victory against Oțelul Galați, totaling 277 games with 117 goals in the competition.
In 1988 he left Romania for West Germany as his wife was suffering from an illness and she could get adequate treatment there. Câmpeanu played for a few years at VfB 06 Langenfeld, Düsseldorfer SV 04 and SV Wersten 04, afterwards settling in Düsseldorf where for a while he worked at the junior center of local professional club, Fortuna. Known as Tim Kamp, he coached the first team from 9 April 2001 to 2 April 2002 in the Regionalliga Nord. Four years after leaving Fortuna's under-17 team, Kamp returned to manage ninth-tier in January 2011. In April 2012, he became sporting director of SV Wersten 04.

International career

From 1979 to 1982, Câmpeanu played two matches and scored one goal for Romania's B team.
Câmpeanu played four games for Romania, making his debut on 8 April 1981 when coach Valentin Stănescu sent him at half-time to replace Mircea Sandu in a 2–1 friendly loss to Israel. He also played in a 0–0 draw against Hungary in the 1982 World Cup qualifiers. In his last appearance for the national team, he managed to score his only goal in a 3–2 friendly victory against Israel.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 April 1987Stadionul Municipal, Brașov, Romania1–13–2Friendly

Personal life

He is the nephew of Remus Câmpeanu, a footballer who spent almost his entire career at Universitatea Cluj.

Honours

Player

Universitatea Cluj
Steaua București

Individual