Constantin Moldoveanu (25 October 1943 – 10 September 2013) was a

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n football

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and

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Club career

Moldoveanu was born on 25 October 1943 in

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and started to play football in 1958 at the junior squads of

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, returning in 1961 in

to play for Petrolul where on 19 August 1962 he made his

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debut under coach

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in a 0–0 against Progresul București. He scored two goals in a 6–1 victory against

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in the 1963 Cupa României final which helped Petrolul Ploiești win the first

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in the club's history. In 1964 he went to play for a half of season at Steaua București, afterwards returning at Petrolul. In his second period spent with '' The Yellow Wolves'', he helped the team win the

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title, being used by coach

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in 24 matches in which he scored 8 goals, he also played three games in the first round of the

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against

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which include a 3–1 victory in which he scored a goal, however they did not manage to qualify to the next round. In 1969 he went to play for Politehnica Iași where in the

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season he scored 15 goals, being the top-goalscorer of the league alongside

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and

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. In 1972 Constantin Moldoveanu went to play for Sportul Studențesc București where on 28 October 1973 he made his last

appearance in a 2–0 away loss against

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, having a total of 222 appearances and 59 goals scored in the competition, also he has a total of 16 matches played and 8 goals scored in

and 9 matches and one goal scored in European competitions (including four games in the

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). He ended his career by playing two seasons in

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, first at Petrolul and then at

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International career

Moldoveanu played one game for Romania's national team when coach

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sent him on the field in order to replace captain Ion Ionescu in the 14th minute of a 1–1 friendly against

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, which took place on 4 January 1967 in

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Managerial career

Moldoveanu worked as a coach mainly in the Romanian lower leagues, having a few spells in

at Gloria Buzău and Petrolul Ploiești. He also coached juniors for many years and worked for a while as a football

Death

On 10 September 2013, Moldoveanu died in the Ploiești County Hospital.

Honours

Club

Petrolul Ploiești *

: 1965–66 *

: 1962–63

Individual

top scorer: 1970–71

References

External links

* *
Constantin Moldoveanu player profile
at Labtof.ro
Constantin Moldoveanu manager profile
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