Cornel Dinu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 August 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Târgoviște, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Sweeper Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1966 | Metalul Târgoviște | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1983 | Dinamo București | 454 | (53) |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1981 | Romania | 67 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1985–1987 | CS Târgoviște | ||
| 1987–1988 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 1988 | Oțelul Galați | ||
| 1989 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 1989–1990 | Olt Scornicești | ||
| 1992–1993 | Romania | ||
| 1996 | Dinamo București | ||
| 1998–2001 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2002–2003 | Dinamo București | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cornel Dinu (born 2 August 1948) is a retired Romanian football defender. An attack minded sweeper, Dinu is commonly regarded as one of Romania's greatest players.
He was born in Târgoviște and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo București in 1966. He remained with Dinamo throughout his career, winning six league titles and two cup titles.[1]
In total, Dinu won 67 caps for Romania between 1968 and 1981 and scored 3 goals (75/7 including Romania's Olympic team games).[2] He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and for the participation in that tournament he was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul „Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[3][4]
Honours
Player
- Dinamo București
- Romanian League: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1982–83
- Romanian Cup: 1967–68, 1981–82
- Individual
- Romanian Footballer of the Year: 1970, 1972, 1974
Manager
- Dinamo București
References
- ^ Cornel Dinu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Cornel Dinu". European Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
External links
- Cornel Dinu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Cornel Dinu at National-Football-Teams.com
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