Valeriu Soare (born 25 June 1932) is a

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n former footballer, playing mainly as central forward. He had played for Progresul București.

International career

Valeriu Soare played five games at international level for

, making his debut on 28 June 1956 under coach Gheorghe Popescu I in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against

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. He also played three games at the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers as

reached the

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where they were defeated by

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, who advanced to the

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. He also appeared twice for Romania's Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics qualifiers.

Honours

Progresul București *

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: 1959–60

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soare, Valeriu 1932 births Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Romania Men's association football forwards Liga I players FC Progresul București players Living people Footballers from Bucharest 20th-century Romanian sportsmen