Carol Creiniceanu

Carol Creiniceanu

Personal information
Date of birth	1 February 1939
Place of birth	Lupeni, Romania
Date of death	14 January 2012 (aged 72)
Place of death	Lupeni, Romania
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1949–1956	Minerul Lupeni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1961	Minerul Lupeni	51	(22)
1961–1971	Steaua București	156	(43)
Total		207	(65)
International career
1963–1969	Romania	14	(5)
Managerial career
1979–1980	Metalul București
1981–1982	Mecanică Fină Bucureşti
1982–1983	ASA Mizil
1990	Jiul Petroșani (caretaker)
*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 the Romanian team that reached quarterfinals at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

International career

Creiniceanu played three games and scored one goal at international level for Romania, making his debut on 9 October 1963 when coach Silviu Ploeșteanu used him to replace Ion Haidu in the 32nd minute of a friendly which ended 0–0 against Turkey. His following game was also against Turkey, a 3–0 victory at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers in which he scored the final goal. His last game for the national team was a friendly which ended 1–1 against Yugoslavia. Creiniceanu also played 11 games and scored 4 goals for Romania's Olympic team, participating at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he scored two goals, one in a 3–1 victory against Mexico and one in a 4–2 victory against Ghana, helping the team finish in the 5th place.

Honours

Minerul Lupeni

• Divizia B: 1958–59

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 1967–68
• Cupa României (6): 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71