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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1943-10-25)25 October 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ploiești, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 2013(2013-09-10) (aged 69)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Ploiești, Romania[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left winger[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1960 | CSMS Iași[3] | ||
| 1961–1962 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Petrolul Ploiești | 24 | (5) |
| 1964 | Steaua București | 4 | (2) |
| 1964–1969 | Petrolul Ploiești | 99 | (19) |
| 1969–1972 | Politehnica Iași | 73 | (26) |
| 1972–1974 | Sportul Studențesc București | 22 | (7) |
| 1974–1975 | Petrolul Ploiești | 1 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Prahova Ploiești | ||
| Total | 223 | (59) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Petrolul Ploiești (juniors) | ||
| 1975–1976 | IUC Ploiești | ||
| 1976–1977 | Chimistul Valea Călugărească | ||
| 1977–1983 | Prahova Ploiești | ||
| 1983–1984 | Metalul Plopeni | ||
| 1984–1986 | Steaua Mizil | ||
| 1986–1987 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 1987 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 1988–1994 | Prahova Ploiești | ||
| 1994–1995 | Flacăra Moreni | ||
| 1995–1996 | Steaua Mizil | ||
| 1996–1997 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| 1998 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Constantin Moldoveanu (25 October 1943 – 10 September 2013) was aRomanian footballforward,manager andreferee.[2][3][4]
Moldoveanu was born on 25 October 1943 inPloiești, Romania and began playing football in 1958 at the junior squads ofCSMS Iași.[1][3] In 1961 he returned toPloiești to play forPetrolul where on 19 August 1962 he made hisDivizia A debut under coachIlie Oană in a 0–0 draw againstProgresul București.[1][3][5] He scored two goals in a 6–1 victory againstSiderurgistul Galați in the1963 Cupa României final that helpedPetrolul Ploiești win the firstCupa României in the club's history.[2][6] In 1964 he went to play for half a season atSteaua București, returning afterwards to Petrolul.[1][3] In his second spell withThe Yellow Wolves, Moldoveanu helped the team win the1965–66 Divizia A title, being used by coachConstantin Cernăianu in 24 matches in which he scored six goals.[1][7] Moldoveanu also played three games in the first round of the1966–67 European Cup againstLiverpool that included a 3–1 victory in which he scored a goal, but they did not manage to qualify to the next round.[1][2][4][8] In 1969 he went to play forPolitehnica Iași where in the1970–71 Divizia A season he scored 15 goals, being the top-scorer of the league alongsideFlorea Dumitrache andGheorghe Tătaru.[1][3][2][4][9] In 1972 Moldoveanu joinedSportul Studențesc București where on 28 October 1973 he made his lastDivizia A appearance in a 2–0 away loss toUTA Arad, having a total of 222 appearances and 59 goals scored in the competition.[1][3] He also accumulated 16 matches and eight goals scored inCupa României and nine matches with one goal scored in European competitions (including four games in theInter-Cities Fairs Cup).[1][3] Moldoveanu ended his career by playing two seasons inDivizia B, first at Petrolul and then atPrahova Ploiești.[1][3]
Moldoveanu played one friendly game forRomania on 4 January 1967, when coachBazil Marian sent him in the 14th minute to replace captainIon Ionescu in a 1–1 draw againstUruguay inMontevideo atEstadio Gran Parque Central.[10]
Moldoveanu worked as a coach mainly in the Romanian lower leagues, having a few spells inDivizia A atGloria Buzău andPetrolul Ploiești.[3][11] He also coached juniors for many years and worked for a while as a footballreferee.[3][4]
On 10 September 2013, Moldoveanu died in the Ploiești County Hospital.[2][3][4][12]
Petrolul Ploiești