He mad his senior debut at the age of 16, then after he graduate the high school moved to Victoria Târgu Jiu, then to Steaua Roșie Salonta and Minerul Bihor.
At the age of 22 he was remarked by FC Bihor Oradea club for which he made his debut in the 1967–68 promotion play-off.
[1] He played for FC Bihor in 179 matches and scored 16 goals (79 matches and 6 goals in Divizia A) then, after retirement, managed FC Bihor Oradea in various occasions as a head coach or assistant coach, at the level of the Divizia A and Divizia B.
[2][3] Gheorghe Dărăban died on 3 January 2017 at the age of 70 and was buried in the Rulikowski Cemetery in Oradea.
[4] Bihor Oradea This biographical article related to a Romanian association football midfielder is a stub.