Florea Voinea

Florea Voinea
Voinea with Steaua București in 1967
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-04-21) 21 April 1941
Place of birth Puchenii Moșneni, Prahova County, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1956 Rafinăria 1 Ploiești
1956–1959 Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1960 Prahova Ploiești
1960–1961 Petrolul Ploiești 5 (2)
1961–1970 Steaua București 182 (103)
1970–1972 Nîmes Olympique 50 (18)
1972–1973 Steaua București 15 (3)
1973–1974 CSM Reșița 27 (6)
1974–1975 Politehnica Timișoara 21 (2)
1975–1976 UM Timișoara
Total 300 (134)
International career
1962 Romania U18
1962–1965 Romania U23 12 (4)
1963–1965 Romania B 2 (3)
1963 Romania Olympic 1 (0)
1967 Romania 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Romania
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Winner 1962 Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florea Voinea (born 21 April 1941) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Voinea was born on 21 April 1941 in Puchenii Moșneni, Prahova County, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1956 at Rafinăria 1 Ploiești and then for Petrolul Ploiești.[1] He started to play at senior level in 1959 at Divizia B club Prahova Ploiești.[1] After two seasons, Voinea returned to Petrolul, where he made his Divizia A debut on 20 August 1961 under coach Ilie Oană in a 6–2 away victory against CCA București in which he scored a goal.[1][2]

Steaua București

In 1961, Voinea joined Steaua București where he won the 1967–68 title, as the team's top-scorer with 13 goals in 25 matches under coach Ștefan Kovács.[1][3] He also won five Cupa României, scoring in all finals, including doubles in the last two, both 2–1 victories against rivals Dinamo București.[1][4] He is Steaua's top-scorer in the derby against Dinamo with 13 goals in all competitions.[1][5] During these years, Voinea represented The Military Men in 14 European competition matches, scoring two goals.[1]

Nîmes Olympique

During Romania's communist era, transfers of Romanian footballers outside the country were rarely allowed.[6][7] However, in June 1970, dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu visited France, where he was invited by president Georges Pompidou.[6][7] Pompidou took him to Nîmes, a town where communists consistently won elections.[6][7] There, Ceaușescu spoke with the mayor, who complained about the poor results of the local football team, Nîmes Olympique.[6][7] Consequently, Ceaușescu promised to send two Romanian footballers to the club.[6][7] Subsequently, some French officials were dispatched to observe the 1970 Cupa României final, which Steaua București won 2–1 against Dinamo București.[6][7] From this match, they selected Voinea from Steaua and Ion Pârcălab from Dinamo to play for Nîmes.[6][7]

Voinea made his French Division 1 debut on 19 September 1970 under coach Kader Firoud in a 2–0 home victory against Bastia.[8][9] He scored his first goals on 3 October, netting a hat-trick in a 4–3 win over Sochaux.[8] In the following season he scored a brace in a 5–1 home victory against AS Monaco and a hat-trick in a 5–1 away win over Red Star.[10] Voinea and compatriot Pârcălab finished the 1971–72 season with each scoring 11 goals, which helped the team finish second in the championship.[1][6][7][10][11] He made his last French Division 1 appearance on 27 May 1972 in a 4–0 success over Saint-Étienne, totaling 50 matches with 18 goals in the competition.[1][10][12] Voinea also played for Nîmes in two UEFA Cup matches.[1]

Late career

After spending two years in France, Voinea came back to Romania, and had a second spell at Steaua București.[1] In 1973 he went to CSM Reșița for one season.[1] Subsequently, he joined Politehnica Timișoara where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 25 May 1975 in a 2–2 draw against Steagul Roșu Brașov, totaling 251 matches with 117 goals in the competition and 40 goals scored in the Cupa României.[1][13][14] Voinea ended his career in 1976, after playing one season in Divizia B for UM Timișoara.[1]

International career

Voinea was a member of Romania's under-18 national team which won the 1962 European Championship under coaches Nicolae Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Ola.[15] He was the nation's top-scorer in the tournament with four goals, including one in the 4–1 victory against Yugoslavia in the final.[15] Between 1962 and 1965, he made several appearances for Romania's under-23 and B sides.[16] He also played for the Olympic team in a 2–1 victory against Denmark in the 1964 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[16][17]

Voinea played one friendly game for Romania, appearing on 29 October 1967 under coach Constantin Teașcă in a 0–0 draw against Poland.[18]

For winning the 1962 European Under-18 Championship, Voinea was decorated by President of Romania, Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008, with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal of "Sportive Merit") Class III.[19]

Honours

Steaua București

Nîmes

Romania U18

References

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  2. ^ "Steaua București vs Petrolul Ploiești 2-6". Labtof. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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    "Romanian Cup – Season 1968–1969". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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  5. ^ "Killer-ul "câinilor"" [The "dogs" killer] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "EXCLUSIV / Generatia lui Ion Parcalab nu se regaseste in ceea ce arata Dinamo acum! Vezi cine l-a numit "Sageata Carpatilor" si cum a ajuns sa termine pe locul 2 in Franta!" [EXCLUSIVE / Ion Parcalab's generation does not like how Dinamo looks like now! See who called him the "Carpathian Arrow" and how he ended up in second place in France!] (in Romanian). Sptfm.ro. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Povestea fotbalistului al cărui transfer în Franţa a fost rodul negocierii între Nicolae Ceauşescu şi Georges Pompidou" [The story of the footballer whose transfer to France was the result of negotiations between Nicolae Ceausescu and Georges Pompidou] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Florea Voinea - Ligue 1 1970/1971". WorldFootball. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Nîmes Olympique - SÉC Bastia 2:0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "Florea Voinea - Ligue 1 1971/1972". WorldFootball. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Ion Pârcălab profile". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Nîmes Olympique - AS Saint-Étienne 4:0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  13. ^ Muresanu, Catalin; Toma, Razvan (22 April 2011). "La trântă cu recordurile și în Cupă!". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
    "Dănciulescu, cel mai bun marcator pentru Dinamo în Cupă" [Danciulescu, the best scorer for Dinamo in the Cup] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Dănciulescu, cel mai bun marcator pentru Dinamo în Cupă" [Danciulescu, the best scorer for Dinamo in the Cup] (in Romanian). Click.ro. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "România, campioană europeană la fotbal în 1962! Juniorii U18, succes total prin toate mijloacele" [Romania, European football champion in 1962! U18 juniors, total success by all means] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
    "O tempora!U18 România-campioana Europei! Azi, ne bate Liechtenstein" [O tempora!U18 Romania-European champion! Today, Liechtenstein beats us] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
    "Poveste! Florea Voinea golgeter și campion european" [Story! Florea Voinea goal scorer and European champion] (in Romanian). Csasteaua.ro. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Florea Voinea profile". 11v11. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Romania 2-1 Denmark". 11v11. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Florea Voinea". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
    "Poland 0-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  19. ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
    "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  20. ^ Veronese, Andrea (1972). "Cup of the Alps 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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