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{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Flavius Domide
| image = Flavius Domide.jpg
| image_size=200
| caption = Domide with UTA Arad
| fullname = Flavius Virgil Domide
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|05|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Arad, Romania|Arad]], Romania
| height  = {{height|m=1.83}}
| currentclub =
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =   1959–1966
| youthclubs1 =   [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]]
| years1 =   1966–1979
|  clubs1 =   [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]]
| caps1 =    342
| goals1 =  75
| years2 =   1979–1980
|  clubs2 =   [[Vagonul Arad]]
| caps2 =    
| goals2 =  
| nationalyears1 =   1968–1972
| nationalteam1 =   [[Romanian national football team|Romania]]{{efn|name="ROM"|Including two appearances for Romania's Olympic team.<ref name=EU>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4894|title=Flavius Domide|publisher=European Football|access-date=27 January 2021|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110183359/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4894|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{NFT|37722}}</ref>}} 
| nationalcaps1 =    19
| nationalgoals1 =   3
| manageryears1 = 1981–1983
| managerclubs1 = Carpați Mârșa
| manageryears2 = 1983–1984
| managerclubs2 = [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]]
| manageryears3 = 1984–1987
| managerclubs3 = [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]] (juniors)
| manageryears4 = 1987–1989
| managerclubs4 = Oțelul Ștei
| manageryears5 = 1989–1991
| managerclubs5 = Strungul Arad
| manageryears6 = 1991–1992
| managerclubs6 = [[Békéscsaba 1912 Előre|Békéscsaba]]
| manageryears7 = 1992–1993
| managerclubs7 = [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]]
| manageryears8 = 1994–1999
| managerclubs8 = [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]] (juniors)
| manageryears9 = 1999
| managerclubs9 = [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timișoara]] 
| pcupdate =
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'''Flavius Virgil Domide''' (born 7 May 1946)<ref name=GSP>{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/retro-gsp-interviu-flavius-domide-simbolul-aradului-operat-pe-creier-597978.html | title=RETRO GSP. Interviu de colecție cu Flavius Domide. Simbolul Aradului dezvăluie cum a ajuns să fie operat pe creier, de ce nu-i poartă pică lui Angelo Niculescu, deși n-a jucat în Mexic '70 | publisher=Gsp.ro | language=Romanian | trans-title=RETRO GSP. Collection interview with Flavius Domide. The symbol of Arad reveals how he ended up being operated on his brain, why he does not hate Angelo Niculescu, even if he didn't play in Mexico '70 | date=7 May 2020 | access-date=28 January 2021 | archive-date=2 February 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202120044/https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/retro-gsp-interviu-flavius-domide-simbolul-aradului-operat-pe-creier-597978.html | url-status=live }}</ref> is a [[Romania]]n former [[football (soccer)|football]] striker.

==Club career==
[[File:UTA Arad 1965.jpg|thumb|left|160px|{{center|Domide (bottom row, second from the left) with UTA Arad in 1965}}]]
[[File:Flavius Domide en Gheorghe Gornea (1970).jpg|thumb|left|160px|{{center|Domide (left) with UTA teammate [[Gheorghe Gornea]] in 1970}}]]
Flavius Domide started playing football as a child on the streets of the Pârneava neighborhood of [[Arad, Romania|Arad]] where he was born and raised.<ref name=sportul>{{cite web | url=https://sportularadean.ro/la-multi-ani-flavius-domide-copilul-teribil-al-fotbalului-aradean-implineste-74-de-ani/ | title=La Mulți Ani, Flavius Domide! "Copilul teribil al fotbalului arădean" împlinește 74 de ani | publisher=Sportularadean.ro | language=Romanian | trans-title=Happy Birthday, Flavius Domide! "The terrible child of Arad football" turns 74 years old | date=7 May 2020 | access-date=4 November 2021 | archive-date=4 November 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104204154/https://sportularadean.ro/la-multi-ani-flavius-domide-copilul-teribil-al-fotbalului-aradean-implineste-74-de-ani/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He later went to play for the juniors of [[FC UTA Arad|UTA Arad]], a club where he would spend most of his senior career, having a total of 342 [[Liga I|Divizia A]] appearances for the club in which he scored 75 goals, a competition in which he made his debut on 28 August 1966 in a 0–0 draw against [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]], also he appeared in 16 matches in which he scored 6 goals in European competitions.<ref name=GSP/><ref name=sportul/><ref name=RS>{{RomanianSoccer|623/flavius-virgil-domide}}</ref> He was part of UTA's team that in the [[1970–71 European Cup]] season eliminated [[Feyenoord]] who were European champions at that time.<ref name=GSP/><ref name=sportul/> Domide, under the guidance of coach [[Nicolae Dumitrescu]] also won two consecutive league titles with the team, at the first contributing with 8 goals scored in 30 appearances and in the second he played 29 games and scored 11 goals, also he helped the team reach the [[1971–72 UEFA Cup]] quarter-finals in which he played 8 matches in the campaign, scoring two goals against [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Austria Salzburg]], one against [[Zagłębie Wałbrzych]], one against [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setúbal]] and his team's only goal in the 3–1 loss on aggregate against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] who would eventually win the competition.<ref name=sportul/><ref name=RS/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=18 January 2023|archive-date=4 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204221426/https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tackle.ro/fotbalul-de-alta-data-uta-arad-tottenham-hotspur-cupa-uefa-1972/ | title=Fotbalul de altă dată: UTA Arad – Tottenham Hotspur, Cupa UEFA, 1972 | publisher=Tackle.ro | language=Romanian | trans-title=Football of another time: UTA Arad - Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup, 1972 | date=10 February 2019 | access-date=4 November 2021 | archive-date=27 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127150249/https://tackle.ro/fotbalul-de-alta-data-uta-arad-tottenham-hotspur-cupa-uefa-1972/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/flavius-domide/uefa-cup-1971-1972/uta-arad/3/|title=Flavius Domide. Europa League 1971/1972|access-date=16 January 2023|archive-date=18 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118195432/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/flavius-domide/uefa-cup-1971-1972/uta-arad/3/|url-status=live}}</ref> He spent the last year of his career playing for [[Vagonul Arad]] in the [[Liga III|third division]], helping them gain promotion to the [[Liga II|second division]].<ref name=sportul/>

A book about Domide was written by Radu Romănescu and Ionel Costin, called ''Flavius Domide – copilul teribil al fotbalului arădean'' ''(The terrible child of Arad football)'', which was released with the occasion of his 70th birthday.<ref name=sportul/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sportarad.ro/2016/05/07/roscovanul-sarbatorit-prin-vorbe-si-cuvinte-asternute-in-cartea-flavius-domide-copilul-teribil-al-fotbalului-aradean/ | title="Roșcovanul", sârbătorit prin vorbe și cuvinte așternute în cartea: "Flavius Domide – copilul teribil al fotbalului arădean". | publisher=Sportarad.ro | language=Romanian | trans-title="The redhead", celebrated by phrases and words laid out in the book: "Flavius Domide - the terrible child of Arad football". | date=7 May 2016 | access-date=4 November 2021 | archive-date=4 November 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104204150/http://www.sportarad.ro/2016/05/07/roscovanul-sarbatorit-prin-vorbe-si-cuvinte-asternute-in-cartea-flavius-domide-copilul-teribil-al-fotbalului-aradean/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Flavius Domide México 70.png|thumb|left|150px|{{center|Domide with Romania, featured on a [[Panini Group|Panini]] card}}]]
Domide played 17 matches and scored 3 goals for [[Romania national football team|Romania]] (19/3 including Romania's Olympic team games), making his debut on 6 November 1968 when coach [[Angelo Niculescu]] sent him on the field in the 77th minute in order to replace [[Nicolae Dobrin]] in a friendly which ended 0–0 against [[England national football team|England]].<ref name=EU/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14023|title=Romania 0-0 England|publisher=European Football|access-date=4 November 2021|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104204148/https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14023|url-status=live}}</ref> His following game was at the successful [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1|1970 World Cup qualifiers]] in a 2–0 victory against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in which he scored a goal, also he was selected by [[Angelo Niculescu]] to be part of [[Romania national football team|Romania]]'s squad at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|final tournament]] where he didn't play.<ref name=EU/><ref name=GSP/><ref name=sportul/> He played 5 matches at the [[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 1|1972 Euro qualifiers]], managing to reach the [[UEFA Euro 1972 quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] where [[Romania national football team|Romania]] was defeated by [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], who advanced to the [[UEFA Euro 1972|final tournament]].<ref name=EU/> Domide's last game for the national team was a 1–1 against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1974 World Cup qualifiers]].<ref name=EU/>

For representing his country at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]], Domide was decorated by [[President of Romania]] [[Traian Băsescu]] on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Monitorul_Oficial_al_Rom%C3%A2niei._Partea_I_2008-03-28%2C_nr._241.pdf |title=DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv |publisher=Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241 |date=28 March 2008 |page=3 |access-date=4 November 2021 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001092714/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Monitorul_Oficial_al_Rom%C3%A2niei._Partea_I_2008-03-28%2C_nr._241.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.presidency.ro/index.php?_RID=det&tb=date_arhiva&id=10313&_PRID=arh |title=Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc |publisher=Administrația Prezidențială |date=25 March 2008 |access-date=4 November 2021 |archive-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912005010/http://old.presidency.ro/index.php?_RID=det&tb=date_arhiva&id=10313&_PRID=arh |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.''<ref name=EU/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" align=center
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|1.  || 23 November 1968 || [[Stadionul Naţional (1953)|23 August Stadium]], [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] || {{Fb|SUI}} ||align="center"|'''2'''–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification#Europe (UEFA)|1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]] 
|-
|2.  || 30 January 1972 || [[Stade Mohamed V]], [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] || {{Fb|MAR}} ||align="center"|'''4'''–2 || align="center"|4–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|3.  || 17 June 1972 || [[Stadionul Naţional (1953)|23 August Stadium]], [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] || {{Fb|ITA}} ||align="center"|'''2'''–2 || align="center"|3–3 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

==Honours==
'''UTA Arad'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[Divizia A 1968–69|1968–69]], [[Divizia A 1969–70|1969–70]]<ref name=RS/>
'''Vagonul Arad'''
*[[Liga III|Divizia C]]: 1979–80<ref name=sportul/>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Flavius Domide}}
*{{WorldFootball|flavius-domide}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/roem-intres60.html Romania National Team 1960–1969 – Details]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/roem-intres70.html Romania National Team 1970–1979 – Details]

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