Iosif Ioan Stibinger (also known as János Stibinger or János Barna; 24 September 1923 – 17 June 1949) was a Romanian football player who played as a striker at international level for Romania.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iosif Ioan Stibinger | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Reșița, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 17 June 1949 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Arad, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1942 | Elektromos | 12 | (5) |
| 1942–1944 | Nagyváradi AC | 46 | (10) |
| 1945–1946 | Elektromos | 19 | (4) |
| 1946–1949 | ITA Arad | 50 | (19) |
| Total | 127 | (38) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1947–1948 | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2017 | |||
Club career
Iosif Stibinger was born on 24 September 1923 in Reșița, Romania and made his senior debut at Hungarian team, Elektromos at age 18.[1][2][3][4] After one year he went to play for Nagyváradi AC in Crișana, which that time was occupied by Hungary, winning the 1943–44 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, contributing with 3 goals scored in 20 matches.[1][2][3][4] In 1945, he returned to play for one year at Elektromos, before going to play for ITA Arad where he made his Divizia A debut on 11 May 1947 in a 1–1 against CFR București.[1][3][4] Stibinger scored 4 goals in 6 matches in his first season spent at ITA, helping the club win the Divizia A title and in the following season he helped the club win The Double, scoring 12 goals in 26 Divizia A matches, including managing he and teammate Adalbert Kovács to score each a hat-trick on 7 March 1948 in a 6–1 away victory against CSCA București, it was the first time that two players from the same team scored a hat-trick in a Divizia A match.[1][2][3][4][5] Iosif Stibinger made his last Divizia A appearance in a 4–1 victory against CFR Cluj, having a total of 50 Divizia A games played and 19 goals scored, all for ITA Arad.[1] He died in the summer of 1949 at age 25, being ill of jaundice.[4]
International career
Iosif Stibinger played two games for Romania at international level, making his debut under coach Colea Vâlcov in a 3–1 loss against Yugoslavia at the 1947 Balkan Cup, played on the Giulești Stadium from Bucharest.[6][7] His second and last appearance also took place on the Giulești Stadium in a 1–0 loss against Albania at the 1948 Balkan Cup.[6][8]
Honours
Nagyváradi AC
ITA Arad