[2][4][5] In the next two seasons, he reached two more Cupa României finals, coach Gheorghe Constantin using him all the minutes in both, the first one being a 3–0 win over Sportul Studențesc București and in the one from 1980, the team lost with 2–1 in front of Politehnica Timișoara.

[2][4] He switched teams again, going to play for Rapid București where on 27 October 1985 in a 1–0 away loss with Sportul Studențesc he made his last appearance in Divizia A, having a total of 388 games with 21 goals scored in the competition.

[1][2][4] Ștefan Sameș played 46 matches and scored three goals at international level for Romania, making his debut on 18 April 1973 under coach Valentin Stănescu in a friendly with Soviet Union which ended with a 2–0 loss.

[13] In the following years he played six games at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers which include a 2–1 victory and a 0–0 with England, making his last appearance for the national team in an away friendly with East Germany which took place on 17 November 1982 that was lost with 4–1.

[17] After he ended his career, Sameș had a spell as head coach at Universitatea Cluj for the final rounds of the 1989–90 Divizia A season, helping the team finish on the 13th place.