Reflexiók a kolozsvári CFR igazolásaira: lehetséges társadalmi hatások és következmények
Reflections on the Transfers of CFR Cluj: Possible Social Impacts and Consequences

Summary/Abstract: Our investigative case study presents the international transfers of the Kolozsvár/Cluj-based CFR 1907 football team in chronological order. Based on a statistical data analysis method, our writing operates on the premise that the dynamics of transfers extend beyond the realm of sports: the emergence and integration of foreign players into the team, as well as into the society of Kolozsvár/Cluj, illustrate and catalyze the social and economic changes taking place in the city, particularly the aspect of international integration. Initially, we outline the theoretical and methodological aspects, followed by formulating hypotheses regarding international integration and its effects, while closely tracking the evolution of transfers. We sought an answer to the subsequent question: how have player transfers evolved, and what implications do they yield at the local level? We consider CFR as one of the defining social and cultural symbols of the post-Funar era, and the transfers as markers of the locally corporative capitalist economy under the neoliberal turn. Our current article contains the initial results of an ongoing study titled “HR in Sports”, aiming to formulate testable hypotheses.

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