Constantin Dinulescu

Constantin Dinulescu
Personal information
Date of birth 19 April 1931
Place of birth București, Romania
Date of death 1 February 2017(2017-02-01) (aged 85)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1945–1948 Unirea Tricolor București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 UCB București
1950 Progresul ICAS București
1952–1953 Știința Iași
1954–1956 Știința Timișoara 65 (32)
1957–1962 Progresul București[a] 79 (33)
1962–1964 Farul Constanța 40 (15)
Total 184 (80)
International career
1956–1957 Romania B 2 (0)
1959 Romania Olympic 1 (0)
1958–1960 Romania 3 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantin Dinulescu (19 April 1931 – 1 February 2017) was a Romanian football forward who played for Romania in the 1960 European Nations' Cup.[2]

Club career

Dinulescu was born on 19 April 1931 in București, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1945 at Unirea Tricolor București.[1] He started playing senior-level football in the regional championship for UCB București.[1] In 1950 he joined Divizia B club Progresul ICAS București.[1] Subsequently, in 1952 he went to play for Știința Iași in the same division.[1] Two years later he joined Știința Timișoara, making his Divizia A debut on 21 March 1954 under coach Eugen Mladin in a 0–0 away draw against Metalul Hunedoara.[1][3] Dinulescu scored a personal record of 17 goals in the 1955 season which made him the second top-scorer of the league, having one goal fewer than teammate Ion Ciosescu.[4] On 1 July 1956 he scored a goal in a 2–1 West derby victory against UTA Arad.[5] He won the 1959–60 Cupa României with Progresul, but coach Augustin Botescu did not use him in the final.[1][6] In 1957, Dinulescu switched teams again, transferring from Politehnica to Progresul București.[1] Five years later, in 1962 he went to Farul Constanța where he was part of the team's prolific offensive trio alongside Ciosescu and Iosif Bükössy.[1][7] There, he made his last Divizia A appearance on 8 December 1963 in a 1–0 away loss to Petrolul Ploiești, having a total of 184 matches with 80 goals scored in the competition.[1]

International career

Between 1956 and 1959, Dinulescu made several appearances for Romania's B and Olympic teams.[8]

Dinulescu played three games and scored two goals for Romania.[9] He made his debut on 30 September 1962, opening the score under coach Augustin Botescu in a 2–1 friendly loss to rivals Hungary in which he was also sent off in the 67th minute.[9][10] Subsequently, he scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Turkey in the Euro 1960 qualifiers which helped his side reach the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia who advanced to the final tournament.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dinulescu goal.
List of international goals scored by Constantin Dinulescu[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 October 1958 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania  Hungary 1–0 1–2 Friendly match
2 2 November 1958 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania  Turkey 3–0 3–0 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying

Refereeing career

After he ended his playing career, Dinulescu became a referee who officiated 113 Divizia A matches over the course of 12 seasons.[11] He also officiated at international and European club level.[12]

Personal life and death

In 2008, Dinulescu received the Honorary Citizen of Timișoara title.[13]

Dinulescu died on 1 February 2017 at age 85.[14]

Honours

Progresul București

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 1957 unofficial championship called Cupa Primăverii are not taken into consideration.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Constantin Dinulescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ European Championship 1960 – Details Final Tournament
  3. ^ "Corvinul Hunedoara vs Știința Timișoara 0-0". Labtof. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Top Scorers" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  5. ^ "De 70 de ani avem UTA – Poli! Rezultatele, marcatorii și statistica derby-urilor găzduite de arădeni" [For 70 years we have had UTA - Poli! The results, scorers and statistics of the derbies hosted by the people of Arad] (in Romanian). Sspolitehnica.ro. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1957–1958". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ ""Magicianul" Iosif Bukossy a plecat sa antreneze in Rai" ["Magician" Joseph Bukossy left to train in Heaven] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer. 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Constantin Dinulescu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "Constantin Dinulescu". European Football. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Romania 1-2 Hungary". European Football. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Lista tristă a oamenilor din fotbal care ne-au părăsit în 2017" [The sad list of football people who left us in 2017] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Constantin Dinulescu referee profile". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Cetățeni de onoare ai Timișoarei" [Honorary citizens of Timișoara] (PDF) (in Romanian). Primariatm.ro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
    "Titluri de Cetățeni de Onoare pentru foștii jucători ai Științei Timișoara din sezonul 1957–1958" [Titles of Honorary Citizens for former players of Timișoara Science from the 1957–1958 season] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
    "Câștigați Cupa!" [Win the cup!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  14. ^ "DOLIU în lumea fotbalului! Un fost jucător IMPORTANT al Echipei Naționale s-a stins din viață (FOTO)" [MOURNING in the football world! A former IMPORTANT player of the National Team has passed away (PHOTO)] (in Romanian). B1tv.ro. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
    "Un fost fotbalist a murit" [A former footballer has died.] (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
    "Constantin Dinulescu, fost fotbalist al echipei naționale, a murit" [Constantin Dinulescu, former national team footballer, has died] (in Romanian). Dcnews.ro. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
    "Constantin Dinulescu, fost fotbalist al echipei naţionale, A MURIT" [Constantin Dinulescu, former national team footballer, DIED] (in Romanian). Romaniatv.net. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  15. ^ Constantin Dinulescu at National-Football-Teams.com
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