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Carol Creiniceanu

Carol Creiniceanu

Carol Creiniceanu (1 February 1939 – 14 January 2012) was a Romanian association football player. He was part of the Romanian team that reached quarterfinals at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][3][7]

Personal information
Date of birth 1 February 1939
Place of birth Lupeni, Romania[1]
Date of death 14 January 2012 (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Lupeni, Romania
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1949–1956 Minerul Lupeni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1961 Minerul Lupeni[lower-alpha 1] 51 (22)
1961–1971 Steaua București[4] 156 (43)
Total 207 (65)
National team
1963–1969 Romania[lower-alpha 2] 14 (5)
Teams managed
1979–1980 Metalul București
1981–1982 Mecanică Fină Bucureşti
1982–1983 ASA Mizil
1990 Jiul Petroșani (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Carol Creiniceanu played three games and scored one goals at international level for Romania, making his debut on 9 October 1963 when coach Silviu Ploeșteanu used him to replace Ion Haidu in the 32nd minute of a friendly which ended 0–0 against Turkey.[6][8] His following game was also against Turkey, a 3–0 victory at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers in which he scored the final goal.[6][9] His last game for the national team was a friendly which ended 1–1 against Yugoslavia.[6][10] Creiniceanu also played 11 games and scored 4 goals for Romania's Olympic team, participating at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he scored two goals, one in a 3–1 victory against Mexico and one in a 4–2 victory against Ghana, helping the team finish in the 5th place.[5][11][12]

Honours

Minerul Lupeni

Steaua București

Notes
  1. The statistics for the 1957–58 and 1958–59 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[3]
  2. Including 11 appearances and 4 goals for Romania's Olympic team.[5][6]

References
  1. Carol Creiniceanu. sports-reference.com
  2. A decedat si Carol Creiniceanu. fcsteaua.ro (15 January 2012)
  3. "A incetat din viata Carol Creiniceanu" [Carol Creiniceanu died] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. "Fotbaliştii care au creat istoria clubului STEAUA BUCUREŞTI" [The football players who created the history of STEAUA BUCHAREST] (in Romanian). fcsteaua.ro. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. Carol Creiniceanu. national-football-teams.com
  6. "Carol Creiniceanu". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. "A murit una din legendele Stelei, Carol Creiniceanu. Avea 72 de ani" [One of the Steaua's legends, Carol Creiniceanu, died. He was 72 years old] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. "Turkey 0-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. "Romania 3-0 Turkey". European Football. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. "Yugoslavia 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  11. "Romania 3-1 Mexico". 11v11. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  12. "Romania 4-2 Ghana". 11v11. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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