Nicolae Oțeleanu

Nicolae Oțeleanu
Personal information
Full name	Nicolae Pascu Oțeleanu[1]
Date of birth	6 January 1908[1]
Place of birth	Brăila, Romania[1]
Date of death	5 May 1970 (aged 62)[1]
Place of death	Craiova, Romania[1]
Position(s)	Defender[2]
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1953	Armata Craiova
1954–1955	Universitatea Craiova
	Metalul 7 Noiembrie Craiova
	Progresul Caracal
	Progresul Craiova
1963–1965	Universitatea Craiova
1967–1968	Electroputere Craiova
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

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]

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]

Universitatea Craiova

Electroputere Craiova

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Nicolae Oțeleanu at National-Football-Teams.com
"Nicolae Oțeleanu" (PDF) (in Romanian). Aman.ro. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
Nicolae Oțeleanu at WorldFootball.net
"Omagiu adus lui Nicolae Oțeleanu" [Homage brought to Nicolae Oțeleanu] (in Romanian). Ucv1948.ro. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
"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.
"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.
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"Romania - Bulgaria 6:1". European Football. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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