Petre Deselnicu

Petre Deselnicu
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-09-23)23 September 1946[1]
Place of birth Mofleni, Romania[1]
Date of death 14 July 2003(2003-07-14) (aged 56)[1]
Place of death Bucharest, Romania[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Central defender[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Știința Craiova 0 (0)
1964–1965 Tractorul Brașov 0 (0)
1965–1966 Metrom Brașov
1966–1975 Universitatea Craiova 241 (12)
1976 Electroputere Craiova 4 (1)
1976 Universitatea Craiova 5 (0)
1977 Victoria Craiova
1977–1978 FCM Galați 23 (9)
Total 273 (22)
International career
1967–1969 Romania U23 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petre Deselnicu (23 September 1946 - 14 July 2003) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender.[2][3][4][5] He was part of "U" Craiova's team that won the 1973–74 Divizia A, which was the club's first trophy.[2][3]

Club career

Deselnicu was born on 23 September 1946 in Mofleni, Romania and began playing football in 1963 at Universitatea Craiova.[1][2] In 1964 he joined Tractorul Brașov, moving one year later to neighboring club Metrom.[1][2]

Subsequently, he returned to Universitatea, where he made his Divizia A debut on 21 August 1966 under coach Robert Cosmoc in a 4–1 away loss to Dinamo București.[1][2][6] Deselnicu was close to winning the title in the 1972–73 season, but "U" finished in second place on equal points with Dinamo, losing controversially on the goal difference.[1][7] This outcome led poet Adrian Păunescu to nickname Craiova as "Campioana unei mari iubiri" (The Champion of a great love).[7] In the first round of the 1973–74 UEFA Cup season, "U" Craiova got past Fiorentina, being eliminated in the following one by Standard Liège, with Deselnicu playing all four games in the campaign.[1][8] In the same season, he was part of Craiova's team that won the league title, which was the club's first trophy, being used by coach Constantin Cernăianu in 33 games in which he scored two goals.[1][2][9] Then he played in both legs of the 4–3 aggregate loss to Åtvidaberg in the first round of the European Cup.[1][10] The team reached the 1975 Cupa României final in which Cernăianu used him the entire match in the eventual 2–1 loss against Rapid București.[1][11]

In 1976 he went to play for a short while at Electroputere Craiova in Divizia B.[1][3] Deselnicu returned to Universitatea where on 11 September 1976, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–1 draw against Sportul Studențesc București, having a total of 246 matches with 12 goals in the competition, also totaling nine matches in European competitions (including two in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup).[1][3] Afterwards he joined Victoria Craiova for a while, before ending his career during the 1977–78 Divizia B season at FCM Galați.[1][3]

International career

Even though Deselnicu made several appearances between 1967 and 1969 for Romania's under-23 team, he never played for Romania's senior team.[12][13] On 13 May 2020, Gazeta Sporturilor included him in a first XI of best Romanian players who never played for the senior national team.[12]

Later life and death

After ending his playing career, Deselnicu worked in leadership positions at Universitatea Craiova and Electroputere Craiova.[2] While he was vice-president at "U" Craiova, the team won The Double in the 1990–91 season.[2]

In 2003, Deselnicu received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title.[14]

He died on 14 July 2003 at age 56 during a surgery to repair a ruptured aorta in the Military Hospital in Bucharest.[2]

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Petre Deselnicu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Petre Deselnicu, stoperul Stiintei Craiova, a murit glumind" [Petre Deselnicu, the defender of Știința Craiova, died joking] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Petre Deselnicu a trecut în nefiinţă" [Petre Deselnicu passed away] (in Romanian). Crisana.ro. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ieri ne-am luat adio de la Petre Deselnicu" [Yesterday we said goodbye to Petre Deselnicu] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ^ Petre Deselnicu at WorldFootball.net
  6. ^ "Dinamo București vs Universitatea Craiova 4-1". Labtof. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Craiova, campioana unei mari iubiri. O idee care a intrat în legendă" [Craiova, the champion of a great love. An idea that has become legendary] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
    "Campioana unei mari iubiri! Prima echipă de legendă a Universității Craiova s-a "născut" în anii 70!" [The champion of a great love! The first legendary team of the University of Craiova was "born" in the 70s!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Războiul olteano-florentin, primul episod" [The Olteano-Florentine War, the first episode] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
    "Petre Deselnicu. UEFA Cup 1973/1974". WorldFootball. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Petre Deselnicu. Champions League 1974/1975". WorldFootball. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1974 - 1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Ion Oblemenco ar fi împlinit azi 75 de ani! Legendarul jucător nu a prins niciodată naționala. Care sunt cei mai buni fotbaliști fără vreun minut pentru România" [Ion Oblemenco would have turned 75 today! The legendary player never caught the national team. Who are the best footballers without any minutes for Romania] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Petre Deselnicu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Cetățeni de onoare ai Craiovei" [Honorary citizens of Craiova] (in Romanian). Primariacraiova.ro. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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