Aurel Munteanu

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Aurel Munteanu
Personal information
Full name Aurel Eugen Munteanu [1]
Date of birth (1955-01-28) 28 January 1955 (age 70) [2]
Place of birth Sibiu, Romania [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1973 CSM Sibiu 8 (1)
1973–1974 Șoimii Sibiu 20 (1)
1974–1986 Sportul Studențesc București 202 (9)
1986–1987 Petrolul Ploiești 7 (0)
Total237(11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aurel Eugen Munteanu (born 28 January 1955) is a Romanian former football midfielder. [3]

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Playing career

Munteanu was born on 28 January 1955 in Sibiu, Romania. [2] He began his senior football career in 1972 at Divizia B club CSM Sibiu, and one year later moved to Șoimii Sibiu in the same league. [2]

After one season he joined Sportul Studențesc București where on 25 August 1974 he made his Divizia A debut in a 2–0 home victory against Universitatea Craiova. [2] His first performance was reaching the 1979 Cupa României final, but coach Mircea Rădulescu did not use him in the eventual 3–0 loss to Steaua București. [4] He helped the team win the 1979–80 Balkans Cup which is the only trophy he won during his career. [2] During his time with The Students, Munteanu made seven appearances in the UEFA Cup over the course of four seasons, most notably helping his side eliminate Olympiacos in the first round of the 1976–77 edition, and then in the 1984–85 season, in the same round, he played in a historical 1–0 victory against Inter Milan. [2] [5] In the 1985–86 season, he helped Sportul finish second in the championship. [2]

After 12 seasons spent at Sportul, Munteanu went to Petrolul Ploiești where on 18 October 1986 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 3–0 away loss to Dinamo București, having a total of 209 matches with nine goals scored in the competition. [2]

After retirement

After ending his football career, Munteanu became a businessman. [6] His fortune is estimated by the Romanian press at figures between €85 – 87 million. [1] [7]

Honours

Sportul Studențesc București

References

  1. 1 2 "EXCLUSIV Transformarea în mall a "Circului Foamei" din centrul Capitalei va fi reluată" [EXCLUSIVE The transformation into a mall of the "Hunger Circus" in the center of the Capital will be resumed] (in Romanian). Capital.ro. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Aurel Munteanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ↑ Aurel Munteanu at WorldFootball.net
  4. 1 2 "1978–79 Cupa României". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "35 de ani de la cea mai glorioasă victorie a Sportului: 1-0 cu legendara Inter" [35 years since the most glorious victory of Sportul: 1-0 with the legendary Inter] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
    "Aurel Munteanu. UEFA Cup 1976/1977". WorldFootball. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
    "Aurel Munteanu. UEFA Cup 1985/1986". WorldFootball. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Scrisorile lui Stanca: Dragă Aurel Munteanu" [Stanca's letters: Dear Aurel Munteanu] (in Romanian). Click.ro. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
    "EXCLUSIV Un fost fotbalist ridică o construcţie-fantomă chiar sub nasul primarilor, în buricul Capitalei" [EXCLUSIVE A former footballer erects a ghost-building just under the noses of the mayors, in the belly of the Capital] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
    "Afacerile hoteliere ale lui Aurel Munteanu, în scădere" [The hotel business of Aurel Munteanu, declining] (in Romanian). Ziarulargesul.ro. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
    "Omul de afaceri din Sibiu Aurel Muntean vrea să reia proiectul de la Hala Unirii din centrul Bucureștiului şi să construiască spaţii comerciale şi birouri pe fosta piaţă" [The businessman from Sibiu Aurel Muntean wants to resume the project from Hall Unirii in the center of Bucharest and to build commercial spaces and offices on the former market] (in Romanian). Zf.ro. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Topul celor mai avuți sibieni e condus de Aurel Muntean. În cinci ani a "dispărut" o jumătate din milionari" [The top of the most wealthy Sibiu is headed by Aurel Muntean. In five years, half of the millionaires "disappeared"] (in Romanian). Turnulsfatului.ro. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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