Florea Dumitrache

Florea Dumitrache

Personal information
Full name	Florea Dumitrache
Date of birth	22 May 1948
Place of birth	București, Romania
Date of death	26 April 2007 (aged 59)
Place of death	București, Romania
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1961–1963	Rapid București
1963–1964	TUG București
1964–1965	Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1965–1976	Dinamo București	198	(108)
1976–1979	Jiul Petroșani	80	(37)
1979–1984	Corvinul Hunedoara	79	(25)
Total		357	(170)
National team
1968–1974[1]	Romania	31	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Florea Dumitrache (22 May 1948 – 26 April 2007) was a Romanian football forward. He was considered one of the best forwards of all time and was well known for his technique and aerial ability.

After the 1970 World Cup Italian club Juventus wanted to sign him for an estimated 1,5 million dollars but Nicolae Ceauşescu's communist regime refused.^[2]

Career

He was born in Bucharest and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo București in 1966. He remained with Dinamo for twelve seasons, winning the league titles in 1971, 1973 and 1975 and the cup title in 1968. He became the top goalscorer of the Divizia A in 1969 with 22 goals and in 1971 with 15 goals.

Dumitrache got 31 caps and 15 goals for the Romanian national team. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, scoring 2 goals. The Victoria Ground is now known as the "Florea Dumitrache" Field in honor of the great Romanian striker, who played 11 seasons for Dinamo & 7 years for the Romanian National Football Team.

International goals

Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 November 1968	23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Switzerland	1–0	2–0	1970 FIFA World Cup Qual.
2	15 January 1969	Wembley Stadium, London, England	England	1–1	1–1	Friendly match
3	16 April 1969	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece	Greece	1–1	2–2	1970 FIFA World Cup Qual.
4	16 April 1969	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece	Greece	2–2	2–2	1970 FIFA World Cup Qual.
5	6 June 1970	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Czechoslovakia	2–1	2–1	1970 FIFA World Cup
6	10 June 1970	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Brazil	1–2	2–3	1970 FIFA World Cup
7	11 October 1970	23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Finland	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1972 Qual.
8	11 October 1970	23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Finland	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1972 Qual.
9	6 May 1973	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	2–0	4–1	1974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
10	6 May 1973	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	3–0	4–1	1974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
11	27 May 1973	23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	East Germany	1–0	1–0	1974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
12	14 October 1973	23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Finland	5–0	9–0	1974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
13	14 October 1973	23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Finland	7–0	9–0	1974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
14	23 July 1974	Stadion 1 Mai, Constanța, Romania	Japan	1–0	4–1	Friendly match
15	23 July 1974	Stadion 1 Mai, Constanța, Romania	Japan	2–0	4–1	Friendly match

Honours

Club

Dinamo București

• Romanian League Championship: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75
• Romanian Cup: 1967–68

Corvinul Hunedoara

• Romanian Second League: 1979–80

Individual

• Divizia A Golden Boot: 1968–69, 1970–71

References

1. "Florea Dumitrache - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. "Visul ratat: Juventus!". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 21 August 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

External links

• Profile at RomanianSoccer.ro