Octavian Brânzei (born 28 September 1928) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender.[2][3] He was part of Politehnica Timișoara's team that won the 1957–1958 Cupa României, the first trophy in the club's history.[4] In 2008 Brânzei received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Timișoara title.[5][6][7][8]
International career
Octavian Brânzei played two games at international level for Romania making his debut in a friendly against Bulgaria which ended with a 2–0 loss.[9][10] He also played in a 3–0 victory against Greece at the 1958 World Cup qualifiers.[9][11]
^The statistics for the 1952 Divizia B season are unavailable, also the 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Politehnica Timișoara are not official.[1]