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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 October 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1973–1975 | CSŞ Craiova | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1977 | Electroputere Craiova | ||
1977–1987 | Universitatea Craiova | 284 | (17) |
1987–1992 | Steaua Bucureşti | 136 | (10) |
1992–1993 | Rapid Bucureşti | 17 | (2) |
Total | 437 | (29) | |
National team | |||
1981–1989 | Romania [lower-alpha 1] | 57 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nicolae Ungureanu (born 11 October 1956) is a retired Romanian football defender.
He was born in Craiova and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1977. [3] He spent ten seasons with Universitatea, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981. In 1987, he was transferred to Steaua Bucureşti, where he helped win the league in 1988 and 1989. [3] He played in the 1988/89 European Cup Final against AC Milan, when Steaua lost 4–0. [4] His last Divizia A match came for Rapid Bucureşti in 1993. [3] The game ended in a 0–5 loss against Universitatea Craiova. [3]
Ungureanu got 56 caps and scored 1 goal for the Romanian national team, and represented his country at Euro 1984. [1] He played in 71 European Cup matches, scoring one goal. [3]
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