SOCCER - ROMANIA CLUB BOSS BANNED FOR HEADBUTT .  BUCHAREST 1996-08-27  The Romanian Soccer Federation has banned first division club Jiul Petrosani 's president Miron Cozma for two years for headbutting a visiting team player , a federation statement said .  Romania 's soccer bosses also fined Cozma , a well-known miners ' union leader , 10 million lei ( $ 3000 ) for the half-time attack on Dinamo Bucharest 's Danut Lupu last Sunday .  Miners led by Cozma rioted in Bucharest in 1990 and 1991 , bringing down the reformist government of premier Petre Roman . [START_ENT] Cozma [END_ENT] is awaiting trial for assault and criminal damage in a bar in his home town of Petrosan , 300 kms west of Bucharest .  The attack on Lupu came during a tunnel skirmish between opposing players as they left the field .  " Cozma 's blow was not too painful because I 'm a tall man , " Lupu told Reuters on Tuesday .  Lupu is one of the tallest players in Romania 's first division , towering over Cozma by some 17 cms ,  Jiul Petrosani , promoted to the first division this year , won the league game 1-0 .  Cozma is barred from taking part in any official soccer activity during the ban .
SOCCER - ROMANIA CLUB BOSS BANNED FOR HEADBUTT .  BUCHAREST 1996-08-27  The Romanian Soccer Federation has banned first division club Jiul Petrosani 's president Miron Cozma for two years for headbutting a visiting team player , a federation statement said .  Romania 's soccer bosses also fined Cozma , a well-known miners ' union leader , 10 million lei ( $ 3000 ) for the half-time attack on Dinamo Bucharest 's Danut Lupu last Sunday .  Miners led by Cozma rioted in Bucharest in 1990 and 1991 , bringing down the reformist government of premier Petre Roman .
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is awaiting trial for assault and criminal damage in a bar in his home town of Petrosan , 300 kms west of Bucharest .  The attack on Lupu came during a tunnel skirmish between opposing players as they left the field .  " Cozma 's blow was not too painful because I 'm a tall man , " Lupu told Reuters on Tuesday .  Lupu is one of the tallest players in Romania 's first division , towering over Cozma by some 17 cms ,  Jiul Petrosani , promoted to the first division this year , won the league game 1-0 .  Cozma is barred from taking part in any official soccer activity during the ban .
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