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Nicolae Oțeleanu
Personal information
Full name Nicolae Pascu Oțeleanu[1]
Date of birth (1908-01-06)6 January 1908[1]
Place of birth Brăila, Romania[1]
Date of death 5 May 1970(1970-05-05) (aged 62)[1]
Place of death Craiova, Romania[1]
Position(s) Defender[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1929 Sparta București
1929–1933 Sportul Studențesc București
1933–1937 Sporting Chişinău
International career
1926 Romania 1 (0)
Managerial career
1953 Armata Craiova
1954–1955 Universitatea Craiova
Metalul 7 Noiembrie Craiova
Progresul Caracal
Progresul Craiova
1963–1965 Universitatea Craiova
1967–1968 Electroputere Craiova
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolae Pascu Oțeleanu (6 January 1908 - 5 May 1970) was a Romanian football defender and manager and also a World War II veteran.[1][3][4]

Life and career

Nicolae Oțeleanu played football as a defender at Sparta București, Sportul Studențesc București and Sporting Chişinău.[1][3] He fought for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II as a lieutenant colonel having achievements for which he was decorated.[1][3] In 1953 he became a manager, managing to be the first manager that promoted Universitatea Craiova to the second division in 1954 and later to the first division in 1964.[5][6][7] He was also the first manager that promoted Electroputere Craiova to the second division in 1968.[1][3][5]

International career

Nicolae Oțeleanu appeared in one friendly game for Romania which ended with a 6–1 victory against Bulgaria, played on the Romcomit Stadium from Bucharest.[8][9][10]

Honours

Military decorations

  • Ordinul "Steaua României" cu spade şi panglici de Virtute Militară, clasa a V-a (Order "Star of Romania" with swords and ribbons of Military Virtue, 5th class) (1945)[1][3]
  • Medalia Eliberarea de sub jugul fascist (Medal Liberation from the fascist yoke) (20 August 1947)[1][3]
  • Crucea cehoslovacă (The Czechoslovak Cross) (1947)[1][3]
  • Medalia Pentru Victoria asupra Germaniei în Marele Război de Apărare a Patriei (Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War) (1941–1945)[1][3]

Manager

Universitatea Craiova

Electroputere Craiova

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Nicolae Oțeleanu". Fotbalisti Romani. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ Nicolae Oțeleanu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nicolae Oțeleanu" (PDF) (in Romanian). Aman.ro. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ Nicolae Oțeleanu at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ a b c d "Omagiu adus lui Nicolae Oțeleanu" [Homage brought to Nicolae Oțeleanu] (in Romanian). Ucv1948.ro. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ "112 ani de la nasterea lui Nicolae Oțeleanu" [112 years since the birth of Nicolae Oțeleanu] (in Romanian). Bluelions.ro. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Primii trei antrenori ai Științei au rezistat patru ediții. Următorii doi, încă opt!" [The first three coaches of Știința withstood four editions. The next two, eight more!] (in Romanian). 3minute.ro. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Nicolae Oțeleanu". European Football. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Romania - Bulgaria 6:1". European Football. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Nicolae Oțeleanu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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