Dumitru Munteanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1932[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 2020 (aged 87)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder[1][3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Dămăroaia | |||
| 1950–1951 | Laromet București | ||
| 1952 | CCA Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1954 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| 1955 |
CCA București | 1 | (0) |
| 1956–1966 | Petrolul Ploiești[a] | 135 | (19) |
| Total | 136 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dumitru Munteanu (3 July 1932 – 19 June 2020) was a Romanian footballer.[1]
Club career
"The Munteanu brothers were true magicians of the balloon. I would compare them with the unmistakable Dobrin"
–Ovidiu Ioanițoaia, journalist[4]
Dumitru Munteanu was born on 3 July 1932 in
The Yellow Wolves win the 1962–63 Cupa României and made his last Divizia A appearance playing for them on 8 May 1966 in a 2–1 home victory against CSMS Iași.[1][10] He has a total of 136 matches and 19 goals scored in Divizia A, 19 matches and six goals scored in Cupa României and 11 games in European competitions (including 7 appearances in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).[1] Dumitru Munteanu died on 19 June 2020 at age 87.[2][6]
International career
Dumitru Munteanu made one appearance for Romania's national team when coach Constantin Teașcă sent him on the field in the 25th minute in order to replace Ion Nunweiller in a friendly against East Germany which ended with a 3–2 loss.[11][12]
Honours
CCA București
Petrolul Ploiești
Notes
- ^ The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Petrolul Ploiești are not official.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Dumitru Munteanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b Dumitru Munteanu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Dumitru Munteanu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f "Am găsit la 78 de ani o legendă uitată a fotbalului românesc, Dumitru Munteanu! Picioarele unui fotbalist unic!" [I found at 78 years old a forgotten legend of Romanian football, Dumitru Munteanu! The legs of a unique footballer!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Interviu cu cel mai vârstnic supraviețuitor al Petrolului din vremurile de aur: "Am avut cea mai artistică echipă din istoria fotbalului românesc"" [Interview with the oldest survivor of Petrolul in the golden age: "We had the most artistic team in the history of Romanian football"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "A murit Dumitru Munteanu, cel mai vârstnic supraviețuitor din generația de aur de la Petrolul Ploiești" [Dumitru Munteanu, the oldest survivor from the golden generation at Petrolul Ploiești, has died] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Gemenii "găzarilor"" ["The gasmen" twins] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Echipa Gloria Bistrița" [The Gloria Bistrița team] (in Romanian). Util21.ro. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1962–1963". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Dumitru Munteanu". European Football. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "East Germany – Romania 3:2". European Football. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
External links
- Dumitru Munteanu at Labtof.ro