Constantin Olteanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1946[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 2021 (aged 75)[2] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Flacăra Roșie București | |||
| Dinamo București | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1978 | Argeș Pitești | 295 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Romania Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Constantin Olteanu (6 January 1946 – 17 April 2021) was a Romanian football defender.[1][3]
Club career
[edit]Constantin Olteanu was born on 6 January 1946, starting to play junior level football at Flacăra Roșie București where he was teammate with Rică Răducanu, then moving to Dinamo București.[1][2][4] In 1964 he went to play senior level football at Argeș Pitești, a club at which he would spend the rest of his career, making his Divizia A debut on 27 September in a 2–2 with Știința Craiova.[1][2][4] At the end of his first season, the team reached the 1965 Cupa României final, however coach Virgil Mărdărescu did not use him in the eventual 2–1 loss in front of Știința Cluj.[1][5] He started playing in European competitions during the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, appearing all the minutes in a 2–0 win over Sevilla.[1][6][7][8] That would be his only appearance in the campaign as after they eliminated the Spaniards, they also went pass Toulouse, being defeated in the third round with 1–0 on aggregate by Dinamo Zagreb who eventually won the competition.[1][6][7][9] Olteanu helped Argeș win its first Divizia A title in the 1971–72 season, being used by coaches Titus Ozon and Florin Halagian in 20 games in which he scored once.[1][2][4][10] Afterwards he played four games in the 1972–73 European Cup, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, then in the following one they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid but lost the second leg with 3–1.[1][2][4][6][11] On 15 June 1978, Olteanu made his last Divizia A appearance in a 5–0 home win over UTA Arad in which he scored a goal, having a total of 295 matches with eight goals scored in the competition, also playing a total of 10 games in European competitions, including five in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[1][2]
International career
[edit]Constantin Olteanu played three games for Romania's Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers, consisting of two victories over Albania and one loss with Denmark.[12][13]
Style of play
[edit]Olteanu was a player known for being a defender with a spectacular, almost acrobatic style of play.[2] He used to perform scissors kicks in his own box to repel opposing attacks.[2]
Personal life
[edit]After he ended his playing career, Constantin Olteanu talked about his achievements:"My best friend from FC Argeș was Gicu Dobrin, ever since I came to Pitești. (...) The greatest performance was in 1972, when we took the title of champions.[2][4] And the fact that, for 14 years, I contributed to the image of this wonderful team that is FC Argeș and that I loved with all my heart is something unforgettable for me."[2][4]
He was the father-in-law of Florin Motroc and grandfather of Vlad Motroc who were also footballers.[2][14][15]
Olteanu died on 17 April 2021 at age 75.[2][4][16]
Honours
[edit]Argeș Pitești
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Constantin Olteanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Constantin Olteanu, fundașul cu intervenții acrobatice" [Constantin Olteanu, the defender with acrobatic interventions] (in Romanian). Argesfc.ro. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Constantin Olteanu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g "S-a mai stins o stea de la FC Argeș! Amintiri memorabile cu cel care a fost Constantin Olteanu" [Another star has gone out from FC Argeș! Memorable memories with the one who was Constantin Olteanu] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1964–1965". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Singura echipă românească ce a eliminat Sevilla în cupele europene. Povestea unei duble istorice jucate în urmă cu 50 de ani" [The only Romanian team that eliminated Sevilla in European cups. The story of a historic double played 50 years ago] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Dinamo Pitești 2–0 Sevilla FC". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Constantin Olteanu. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966/1967". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Constantin Olteanu. Champions League 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Constantin Olteanu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Constantin Olteanu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Faceți loc, trece trupa lui Ion Motroc: Florin, antrenor în Arabia Saudită, nepoata voleibalistă și mezinul campion în Barcelona" [Make room, Ion Motroc's band passes by: Florin, trainer in Saudi Arabia, volleyball grandson and the little one champion champion in Barcelona] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "FC Argeş a transferat un fotbalist de mare perspectivă: Vlad Motroc!" [FC Arges transferred a high-profile footballer: Vlad Motroc!] (in Romanian). Argesexpres.ro. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Doliu la Pitești: a murit Constantin Olteanu, fost campion al României cu FC Argeș" [Mourning in Pitesti: Constantin Olteanu, former champion of Romania with FC Argeș, died] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Constantin Olteanu at Labtof.ro