Dumitru Munteanu

Dumitru Munteanu (3 July 1932 – 19 June 2020) was a Romanian footballer.[1] He spent his entire career playing alongside his twin brother Anton Munteanu.[3][4] 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.[1][3][4] Dumitru died on 19 June 2020 at 87 years old.[5]

Dumitru Munteanu
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-07-03)3 July 1932[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[1]
Date of death 19 June 2020(2020-06-19) (aged 87)
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 1 (0)
1956–1966 Petrolul Ploiești[lower-alpha 1] 135 (19)
Total 136 (19)
National team
1962 Romania 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Dumitru Munteanu played one friendly game for Romania's national team against East Germany which ended with a 3–2 loss.[6][7]

Honours
CCA București
Petrolul Ploiești

Notes
  1. The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Petrolul Ploiești are not official.[1]

References
  1. Dumitru Munteanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. Dumitru Munteanu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "A murit Dumitru Munteanu, cel mai vârstnic supraviețuitor din generația de aur de la Petrolul Ploiești". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. "Dumitru Munteanu". European Football. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. "East Germany – Romania 3:2". European Football. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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