Nicolae Pantea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolae Pantea | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Beliu, Arad County | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1964 | Rapid Arad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964–1966 | UTA Arad | ||
| 1966–1975 | Steaua Bucureşti | 196 | (24) |
| 1975–1977 | Petrolul Ploieşti | ||
| Total | 196 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1973 | Romania[1] | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981–1983 | Steaua Bucureşti (assistant coach) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2009. | |||
Nicolae Pantea (born 12 February 1946 in Beliu, Arad County) is a Romanian former football player and manager, a glory of Steaua Bucureşti. He used to play as a midfielder.
Club career
Nicolae Pantea started his career in 1961, playing for the youth team of Rapid, a team from Arad. Three years later, Pantea moved to UTA Arad. He spent two years playing for UTA, making also his debut in Divizia A.
In 1966, Pantea is sold to Steaua Bucureşti, where he plays for a period of nine years, making 196 appearances in Divizia A and scoring 24 goals. He won four times the Romanian Cup and once the Romanian championship.
In the last two years of his career, Nicolae Pantea played for Petrolul Ploieşti in Divizia B, winning the promotion to Divizia A in 1977. After a short period, Pantea announced his retirement.
International career
Nicolae Pantea made his debut for Romania in May 1971, against Albania. In his last match for the national team, he scored his first and only goal for The Tricolours, winning the fifth goal in the match against Finland. The match ended 9-0 for Romania, this score still remaining the biggest win of the Romania national football team.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 1973 | August 23 Stadium, Bucharest, Romania |  Finland | 9-0 | Win | FIFA World Cup 1974 qualifying |