Anton Munteanu

Anton Munteanu (3 July 1932 – 22 May 2007) was a Romanian footballer.[1] He spent his entire career playing alongside his twin brother Dumitru Munteanu.[4][5] In 1958, he and his brother were banned for life from playing football because they were considered "rebels" and "bourgeois elements" by the Communist regime, but after one year they were allowed to play again.[4][5]

Anton Munteanu
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-07-03)3 July 1932[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[1]
Date of death 22 May 2007(2007-05-22) (aged 73)[2][3]
Place of death Romania
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder[1][2]
Youth career
1950–1951 Laromet București
1952–1954 Gloria Bistrița
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955 CCA București 7 (1)
1956–1965 Petrolul Ploiești 112 (35)
Total 119 (36)
National team
1956 Romania 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Anton Munteanu played one friendly game for Romania's national team against Bulgaria which ended with a 2–0 loss.[6][7]

Honours

CCA București
Petrolul Ploiești

References

  1. Anton Munteanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. Anton Munteanu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Anton Munteanu at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Am găsit la 78 de ani o legendă uitată a fotbalului românesc, Dumitru Munteanu! Picioarele unui fotbalist unic!" [I found at 78 years old a forgotten legend of Romanian football, Dumitru Munteanu! The legs of a unique footballer!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. "Interviu cu cel mai vârstnic supraviețuitor al Petrolului din vremurile de aur: "Am avut cea mai artistică echipă din istoria fotbalului românesc"" [Interview with the oldest survivor of Petrolul in the golden age: "We had the most artistic team in the history of Romanian football"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. "Anton Munteanu". European Football. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. "Bulgaria – Romania 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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