Constantin Corduneanu

Constantin Corduneanu (born 23 April 1969) is a Romanian former freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Born into a poor family with eleven children, Corduneanu started wrestling at the Nicolina Sports Club in his hometown, Iași.[2]

During his active wrestling career he was a member of Steaua Bucharest and Dinamo Brașov, where he was a non-commissioned officer.[2]

He retired from wrestling in 2002, but before that he had become the leader of a Mafia-type criminal organization in Iași.[3][2][4] In 2005, he was indicted for the "establishment of an organized criminal group, leading and financing illegal drug activities, and illegal trafficking of high-risk drugs", but was found not guilty by Romania's Supreme Court in 2013.[5]

When he married his second wife, Alina Bogdan, he changed his family name into Bogdan, but reverted to the old family name after they divorced.[3][2][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Costel Corduneanu, interlopul care a pus Moldova sub asediu, fost sportiv olimpic" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Iaşi: Liderul clanului Corduneanu a divorţat de nevasta care făcea videochat" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Clanul Cordunenilor acţiona şi la Braşov" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Corduneanu achitat definitiv de Curtea Supremă" (in Romanian). MoldowaNews. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Trei membri ai clanului Corduneanu, puşi în libertate" (in Romanian). Evenimentul zileidate=30 January 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2014.


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