Constantin Traian Ștefan (born 8 January 1951) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Club career
Ștefan was born on 3 January 1951 in Brașov, Romania. At age 14, he began playing junior-level football at Universitatea Cluj, winning the national junior title in 1969. He made his Divizia A debut on 23 September 1968 when coach Constantin Teașcă sent him in the 88th minute to replace Cristian Ringheanu in Universitatea's 3–0 win over Argeș Pitești. The highlight of his six-season spell with "U" Cluj was a third place in the 1971–72 season. Subsequently, he appeared in both legs of the 6–5 aggregate loss to Levski Sofia in the first round of the 1972–73 UEFA Cup.
In 1974, Ștefan joined Dinamo București where in his first season he won the title under coach Nicolae Dumitru, making only two appearances as the team's first choice goalkeeper was Mircea Constantinescu. He won another title in the 1976–77 season, this time making 31 appearances under coach Ion Nunweiller. During his six seasons spent with The Red Dogs, he played seven games in European competitions, including a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory against Real Madrid in the 1975–76 European Cup. He made his last Divizia A appearance on 26 April 1980 in Dinamo's 2–0 away loss to Dunărea Galați, totaling 186 matches in the competition. Ștefan ended his career by playing three seasons in Divizia B, one at Rapid București and the last two for Dinamo Victoria București.
International career
Ștefan played one friendly game for Romania under coach Ștefan Kovács which ended with a 1–0 loss to East Germany at Stadion der Weltjugend in Berlin.
Personal life
After ending his football career, Ștefan worked as a mathematics teacher.
Honours
Dinamo București
Divizia A: 1974–75, 1976–77