Carol Creiniceanu

Carol Creiniceanu
Personal information
Date of birth 1 February 1939
Place of birth Lupeni, Romania[1]
Date of death 14 January 2012 (aged 72)
Place of death Lupeni, Romania
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1949–1956 Minerul Lupeni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1961 Minerul Lupeni[a] 51 (22)
1961–1971 Steaua București[3] 156 (43)
Total 207 (65)
International career
1959 Romania B 1 (0)
1963 Romania U23 1 (0)
1963–1964 Romania Olympic 11 (3)
1963–1969 Romania 3 (1)
Managerial career
1979–1980 Metalul București
1981–1982 Mecanică Fină București
1982–1983 ASA Mizil
1991 Jiul Petroșani (caretaker)
2009 Minerul Lupeni
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carol Creiniceanu (1 February 1939 – 14 January 2012) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was part of Romania's team that reached the quarter-finals in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2][4]

Club career

Creiniceanu was born on 1 February 1939 in Lupeni, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1959 at local club Minerul.[5][6][7] In 1957 he started to play for the seniors, helping them gain first league promotion at the end of the 1958–59 Divizia B season.[5][6] He made his Divizia A debut on 16 August 1959 under coach Vasile Lazăr in Minerul's 1–1 draw against Steagul Roșu Brașov.[2][7][6][8]

In 1961, Creiniceanu joined Steaua București where he won six Cupa României, but played in only two of the finals, which were both 2–1 victories against rivals Dinamo București.[5][2][7][9] During these years, he also scored two goals in the derby against Dinamo, of which the first was in the 5–3 defeat in the 1964 Cupa României final and the second was in a 3–2 league loss.[10] The team also won the 1967–68 title under coach Ștefan Kovács, but Creiniceanu did not make a single league appearance during that season.[5][2][7][11] During his spell with The Military Men, Creiniceanu made his only eight appearances in European competitions.[2][7][6] Notably, he scored two goals to help his side get past Derry City in the first round of the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup, being eliminated in the following one by Dinamo Zagreb.[12] He also scored a goal in the 5–3 aggregate loss to Spartak Trnava in the first round of the 1968–69 European Cup.[13] On 22 July 1970, he made his last Divizia A appearance in Steaua's 1–1 draw against Bihor Oradea, totaling 207 matches with 65 goals in the competition.[2][7][6][14]

International career

Creiniceanu played one game for each of Romania's under-23 and B teams in 1959 and 1963 respectively.[15]

Creiniceanu played three games and scored one goal for Romania, making his debut on 9 October 1963 when coach Silviu Ploeșteanu sent him to replace Ion Haidu in the 32nd minute of 0–0 friendly draw against Turkey.[16][17] His following match was also against Turkey, a 3–0 victory during the 1966 World Cup qualifiers in which he scored the final goal.[16][18] His last appearance for the national team was a friendly which ended 1–1 against Yugoslavia.[16][19]

Creiniceanu also played 11 games and scored three goals for Romania's Olympic team.[15] He was chosen by coach Ploeșteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad in Tokyo where he scored two goals, one in a 3–1 victory against Mexico and one in a 4–2 win over Ghana, helping the team finish in fifth place.[1][5][20]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Creiniceanu goal.[16][18]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 May 1965 23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania  Turkey 3–0 3–0 1966 World Cup qualifiers

Managerial career

Creiniceanu coached several clubs in the Romanian lower leagues such as Metalul București, Mecanică Fină București, ASA Mizil and Minerul Lupeni.[2][6] He also coached Jiul Petroșani during the 1990–91 Divizia A season in a 3–0 win over Universitatea Cluj.[7][21] In the last years of his life, he worked for Minerul Lupeni's youth center.[4]

Personal life and death

His father, Francisc, was also a footballer who played for Minerul Lupeni.[6]

Creiniceanu died on 14 January 2012 at age 72.[2][4]

Honours

Minerul Lupeni

Steaua București

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 1957–58 and 1958–59 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "A incetat din viata Carol Creiniceanu" [Carol Creiniceanu died] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Fotbaliştii care au creat istoria clubului STEAUA BUCUREŞTI" [The football players who created the history of STEAUA BUCHAREST] (in Romanian). Fcsteaua.ro. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "A murit una din legendele Stelei, Carol Creiniceanu. Avea 72 de ani" [One of the Steaua's legends, Carol Creiniceanu, died. He was 72 years old] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Carol Creiniceanu at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Un simbol al Văii Jiului la 70 de ani. CAROL CREINICEANU" [A symbol of the Jiu Valley at 70 years old. CAROL CREINICEANU] (in Romanian). Zvj.ro. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Carol Creiniceanu profile". Labtof. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Minerul Lupeni vs UA Brașov 1-1". Labtof. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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    "Romanian Cup – Season 1966–1967". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1968–1969". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1969–1970". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1970–1971". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1963–1964". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
    "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1965–66". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Carol Creiniceanu. Cup Winners Cup 1964/1965". WorldFootball. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Carol Creiniceanu. Champions League 1968/1969". WorldFootball. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  14. ^ "A decedat si Carol Creiniceanu" [Carol Creiniceanu also died] (in Romanian). Fcsteaua.ro. 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Carol Creiniceanu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  16. ^ a b c d "Carol Creiniceanu". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Turkey 0-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Romania 3-0 Turkey". European Football. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Yugoslavia 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Cum a fost ultima participare a României la Olimpiadă, în 1964, când "tricolorii" au pierdut dramatic sfertul cu Ungaria" [How was Romania's last participation in the Olympics, in 1964, when "The Tricolors" dramatically lost the quarter to Hungary] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
    "Romania 3-1 Mexico". 11v11. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
    "Romania 4-2 Ghana". 11v11. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Jiul Petroșani vs Universitatea Cluj 3-0". Labtof. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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