Gheorghe Cacoveanu

Gheorghe Cacoveanu

Personal information
Full name	Gheorghe Cacoveanu
Date of birth	16 September 1935
Place of birth	Uioara, Alba County, Romania
Date of death	23 November 2001 (aged 66)
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1951–1955	Metalul Câmpia Turzii	30	(5)
1955	Progresul Bucureşti	21	(6)
1955–1964	Steaua Bucureşti	124	(25)
1964–1965	Dinamo Piteşti	11	(1)
1965–1966	Minerul Baia Mare	11	(2)
1966–1967	Tehnomental
Total		197	(39)
National team
1956–1962	Romania	6	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gheorghe Cacoveanu (born 16 September 1935 in Uioara, Romania) is a former Romanian football player; he played as a striker.

Career

His debut for Metalul Câmpia Turzii is set in 1951. He promoted in the Romanian first division with his team and played well in Liga I. He moved to Bucharest in 1955 playing only a season for Progresul Bucureşti before he moved to Steaua Bucureşti. He played nine years for this team, being a part of Steaua's Gold Team. At his end of career, he played for Dinamo Piteşti, Minerul Baia Mare and his last team, the obscure third division team Tehnometal.

Achievements

• Three times Romanian championship winner with Steaua (1956, 1959–1960 and 1960–1961)
• Two times Romanian Cup winner (1955, 1961–1962)

Trivia

• Because of his stature, Gheorghe Cacoveanu was a player gifted with a fine technique and an extraordinary speed.
• The most important goal of his career is perhaps the goal in the match between Romania and Yugoslavia, played on 22 April 1956. He scored the winning goal for Romania.

External links

• Gheorghe Cacoveanu's profile @ SteauaFC.ro