Constantin Stanciu
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-09-24)24 September 1907[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Date of death 27 March 1986(1986-03-27) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1927 Venus București
1926–1927 Fulgerul Chișinău
1927–1935 Venus București 62 (6)
1935–1939 FC Juventus București 22 (2)
1939 Metalosport București
Total 84 (8)
International career
1929–1931 Romania 8 (4)
Managerial career
1954 Farul Constanța
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantin Stanciu (24 September 1907 – 27 March 1986) was a Romanian football forward.

Career

Stanciu made a total of eight appearances over his career and scored four goals for the Romania national team. His career in club football was spent at Venus București between 1923 and 1927, he played for Fulgerul Chișinău in 1926–1927 and he returned to Venus București. He then played for Juventus București until 1939, and he terminated his career in 1939 with Metalosport București.[2]

International career

Constantin Stanciu played 8 games and scored four goals at international level for Romania, making his debut on 15 September 1929 when coach Constantin Rădulescu sent him on the field in the 65th minute in order to replace Nicolae Kovács in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away victory against Bulgaria.[3][4] He played three games at the 1929–31 Balkan Cup, scoring a double in a 5–2 victory against Bulgaria as Romania won the competition.[3] He was part of Romania's squad at the 1930 World Cup playing in the first game, a 3–1 victory against Peru in which he was heavily tackled in the first half by Luis de Souza and Alberto Denegri, walking limping in the second half of the game as no substitutions were allowed, managing to score the 2–1 goal with his injured leg.[1][3] Stanciu played his last two games for the national team in the victorious 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs, scoring a goal in a 4–1 victory against Czechoslovakia.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.[3]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 July 1930 Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay  Peru 2–1 3–1 1930 FIFA World Cup
2. 10 May 1931 Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania  Bulgaria 4–1 5–2 1929–31 Balkan Cup
3. 5–1
4. 20 September 1931 Stadionul Carol al-II-lea, Oradea, Romania  Czechoslovakia 1–0 4–1 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs

Honours

Venus București

Romania

References

  1. ^ a b c "Descoperire unică: poveștile și arhiva foto din Uruguay 1930 ale românului care a marcat într-un picior în primul nostru meci la un Mondial" [Unique discovery: the stories and photo archive from Uruguay 1930 of the Romanian who scored with one foot in our first match at a World Cup] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Constantin Stanciu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Constantin Stanciu". European Football. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria 2-3 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Balkan Cup 1933". European Football. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ^ "1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs". European Football. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

External links

Romania squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup
FCV Farul Constanța – managers
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