Carol Creiniceanu (1 February 1939 – 14 January 2012) was a Romanian

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er who played as a

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. He was part of the Romanian team that reached quarterfinals at the

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International career

Creiniceanu played three games and scored one goal at international level for

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, making his debut on 9 October 1963 when coach Silviu Ploeșteanu used him to replace Ion Haidu in the 32nd minute of a friendly which ended 0–0 against

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. His following game was also against

, a 3–0 victory at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers in which he scored the final goal. His last game for the national team was a friendly which ended 1–1 against

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. Creiniceanu also played 11 games and scored 4 goals for Romania's Olympic team, participating at the

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where he scored two goals, one in a 3–1 victory against

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and one in a 4–2 victory against

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, helping the team finish in the 5th place.

Honours

Minerul Lupeni *

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: 1958–59 Steaua București *

Divizia A Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

: 1967–68 *

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(6): 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71

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References

1939 births 2012 deaths People from Lupeni Romanian men's footballers Footballers from Hunedoara County Men's association football midfielders Romania men's international footballers Liga I players Liga II players ACS Minerul Lupeni players FCSB players Olympic footballers for Romania Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Romanian football managers CSM Jiul Petroșani managers 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-defender-1930s-stub