Ion Munteanu (7 June 1955 – 24 March 2006) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left back for Autobuzul București, Sportul Studențesc București and Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.[1][2] He died in 2006 because of cirrhosis.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Buria, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 24 March 2006 (aged 50) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Steaua "23 August" | ||
| 1967–1974 | Autobuzul București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 | Autobuzul București | ||
| 1979–1988 | Sportul Studențesc București | 281 | (30) |
| 1989 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1980 | Romania Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1984 | Romania | 23 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2019 | |||
International career edit
Ion Munteanu played 23 matches at international level for Romania, making his debut on 14 October 1979 under coach Constantin Cernăianu in a friendly which ended with a 3–1 loss against the Soviet Union.[4][5] He played two games at the Euro 1980 qualifiers, seven at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers and two at the successful 1977–80 Balkan Cup.[4][6] He also played one match for Romania's Olympic team.[4]
Honours edit
Sportul Studenţesc
- Balkans Cup: 1979–80
- Cupa României runner-up: 1978–79[7]
Romania
References edit
- ^ Ion Munteanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Ion Munteanu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "A murit fostul fotbalist Ion Munteanu" [The former footballer Ion Munteanu died] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ion Munteanu". European Football. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Soviet Union – Romania 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Balkan Cup 1977–80". European Football. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "1978–79 Cupa României". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
External links edit
- Ion Munteanu at WorldFootball.net
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