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Romania
Nickname(s)Tricolorii mici (The Small Tricolours)
AssociationFederația Română de Fotbal (FRF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMirel Rădoi
CaptainMarius Marin
Top scorerCornel Pavlovici (6 goals)
FIFA codeROU
First colours
Second colours
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 1924)
Best result5th place, 1964

The Romania Olympic football team represents Romania in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in 1964 (its best result).[1]

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

5 June Friendly Mexico  1–0  Romania Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+03:00 Angulo 75' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
8 June Friendly Australia  0–1  Romania Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+03:00 Ganea 10' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
10 July Friendly Romania  1–1  Saudi Arabia Mogoșoaia, Romania
19:00 UTC+03:00 Ganea 16' Al-Dawsari 33' Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia
13 July Friendly Romania  0–0  Saudi Arabia Mogoșoaia, Romania
18:00 UTC+03:00 Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B Honduras  0–1
Source (FIFA)		  Romania Kashima, Japan
20:00 UTC+9 Report (FIFA) Oliva 45+1' (o.g.) Stadium: Kashima Stadium
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B Romania  0–4
Source (FIFA)		  South Korea Kashima, Japan
20:00 UTC+9 Report (FIFA) Marin 27' (o.g.)
Um Won-sang 59'
Lee Kang-in 84' (pen.), 90'		 Stadium: Kashima Stadium
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B Romania  0–0  New Zealand Sapporo, Japan
17:30 UTC+9 Report (FIFA) Stadium: Sapporo Dome

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Olympic Games.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Mihai Aioani (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Romania Farul Constanța
1 1GK Mihai Popa (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Romania Astra Giurgiu
22 1GK Ștefan Târnovanu (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Romania FCSB
17 2DF Ricardo Grigore (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) 7 0 Romania Dinamo București
14 2DF Andrei Rațiu (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 26) 6 0 Spain Huesca
4 2DF Alex Pașcanu (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26) 5 0 Spain Ponferradina
15 2DF Andrei Chindriș (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Romania Botoșani
2 2DF Radu Boboc (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Romania Farul Constanța
6 2DF Virgil Ghiță (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26) 5 0 Romania Farul Constanța
3 2DF Florin Ștefan (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Romania CFR Cluj
18 3MF Marco Dulca (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25) 7 0 Romania Chindia Târgoviște
8 3MF Marius Marin (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26) 7 0 Italy Pisa
10 3MF Andrei Ciobanu (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) 7 0 Romania Farul Constanța
21 3MF Antonio Sefer (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Romania Rapid București
7 3MF Ion Gheorghe (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Romania Voluntari
20 3MF Alex Dobre (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26) 5 0 France Dijon
13 3MF Eduard Florescu (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Romania Botoșani
11 3MF Valentin Gheorghe (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27) 5 0 Romania Astra Giurgiu
5 3MF Tudor Băluță (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 25) 3 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
16 3MF Ronaldo Deaconu (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș
9 4FW George Ganea (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) 7 2 Romania Farul Constanța
19 4FW Andrei Sîntean (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25) 5 0 Romania Hermannstadt

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Răzvan Sava WD (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Italy Torino v.  Mexico, 5 June 2021
DF Denis Ciobotariu WD (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Romania CFR Cluj 2020 Summer Olympics
DF Mihai Velisar (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
DF Cristian Manea (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Romania CFR Cluj v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
DF Gabriel Buta (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Romania Farul Constanța v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
DF Radu Drăgușin WD (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Italy Juventus v.  Mexico, 5 June 2021
MF Dragoș Nedelcu WD (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 2020 Summer Olympics
MF Octavian Popescu (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Romania FCSB v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Ovidiu Perianu (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Romania FCSB v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF George Cîmpanu (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Romania CS U Craiova v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Alexandru Mățan (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 25) 2 0 United States Columbus Crew v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF David Miculescu (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Romania UTA Arad v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Ștefan Baiaram (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Romania CS U Craiova v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Claudiu Petrila (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Romania CFR Cluj v.  Mexico, 5 June 2021
FW George Pușcaș WD (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 England Reading 2020 Summer Olympics
FW Valentin Costache (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Romania CFR Cluj v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
Notes
  • INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • RET = Player who retired from national team
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics final tournament record[3] Summer Olympics qualifiers record[3]
Games Competed as Squad Coach Performance Pld W D L GF GA Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1924 – Paris  Kingdom of Romania Squad Romania Adrian Suciu Round of 16 1 0 0 1 0 6
Netherlands 1928 – Amsterdam Did not qualify
Germany 1936 – Berlin
United Kingdom 1948 – London
Finland 1952 – Helsinki  Romanian People's Republic Squad Romania Gheorghe Popescu I Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 1 2
Australia 1956 – Melbourne Did not qualify Withdrew
Italy 1960 – Rome 3 4 1 1 2 2 4
Japan 1964 – Tokyo  Romanian People's Republic Squad Romania Silviu Ploeșteanu Fifth place 6 4 1 1 12 6 Second round 5 4 0 1 10 7
Mexico 1968 – Mexico City Did not qualify Second round 2 0 0 2 0 2
West Germany 1972 – Munich 2 2 0 0 2 3 5
Canada 1976 – Montreal 2 4 3 0 1 9 5
Soviet Union 1980 – Moscow First round 2 1 0 1 2 3
United States 1984 – Los Angeles 2 6 3 2 1 7 5
South Korea 1988 – Seoul 4 8 2 1 5 5 17
Spain 1992 – Barcelona See Romania national under-21 football team
United States 1996 – Atlanta
Australia 2000 – Sydney
Greece 2004 – Athens
China 2008 – Beijing
United Kingdom 2012 – London
Brazil 2016 – Rio de Janeiro
Japan 2020 – Tokyo  Romania Squad Romania Mirel Rădoi Group stage 3 1 1 1 1 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "27 mai 1924 - România debutează în competiţia de fotbal de la Jocurile Olimpice" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo". Federația Română de Fotbal. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Full record of Olympic final tournaments and qualifiers". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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