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	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1949–1956	Minerul Lupeni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1961	Minerul Lupeni^[a]	51	(22)
1961–1971	Steaua București^[6]	156	(43)
Total		207	(65)
International career
1963–1969	Romania^[b]	14	(5)
Managerial career
1979–1980	Metalul București
1981–1982	Mecanică Fină Bucureşti
1982–1983	ASA Mizil
1990	Jiul Petroșani (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[5][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.^[5][9] His last game for the national team was a friendly which ended 1–1 against Yugoslavia.^[5][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.^[4][11][12]

Honours

Minerul Lupeni

• Divizia B (1): 1958–59^[4]

Steaua București

• Divizia A (1): 1967–68^[4]
• Cupa României (6): 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71^[4]

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.^[4][5]

References

1. . 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. Carol Creiniceanu. national-football-teams.com
5. "Carol Creiniceanu". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
6. "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.
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.