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

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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

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between 1923 and 1927, he played for Fulgerul Chișinău in 1926–1927 and he returned to

. He then played for Juventus București until 1939, and he terminated his career in 1939 with Metalosport București.

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. 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. He was part of Romania's squad at the

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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. Stanciu played his last two games for the national team in the victorious

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, scoring a goal in a 4–1 victory against Czechoslovakia.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.''

Honours

Venus București *

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: 1928–29, 1931–32, 1933–34 Romania * Balkan Cup: 1929–31 *

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: 1931–34

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanciu, Constantin Footballers from Bucharest Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Liga I players FC Venus București players FC Petrolul Ploiești players 1930 FIFA World Cup players 1907 births 1986 deaths Men's association football forwards Romanian football managers FCV Farul Constanța managers