Gheorghe Șoarece (5 December 1955 – 5 October 2009) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a forward for teams such as

FC Olt Scornicești Fotbal Club Olt Scornicești (), commonly known as FC Olt Scornicești, Olt Scornicești or simply as FC Olt, is a Romanian football club based in Scornicești, Olt County. Founded in 1972, it soon became one of the best teams from a rural area, ...

, FCM Brașov and

Inter Sibiu Fotbal Club Inter Stars 2020 Sibiu , commonly known as FC Inter Sibiu or Inter Sibiu (), is a Romanian amateur football team based in the city of Sibiu, Sibiu County, which competes in the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian league system. ...

, among others.

Career

Born in Osica de Sus, Olt County, Șoarece started his football player career in 1969 at the local team, Oltețul Osica, then being transferred by Constantin Ștefan at IOB Balș, in 1972. From Balș, he moved to Dinamo Slatina, then, in 1975 signed a contract with

, the team based in Nicolae Ceaușescu's hometown and a protégé of the communist regime. At FC Olt, Șoarece reached the peak of his career, being the goalscorer of the club in the second league, then promoting in the

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

, where he played in 112 matches and scored 24 goals, also being named as the captain of the squad from Olt County.9 ani fara Gheorghe Soarece
arenaolteana.blogspot.com In the Romanian first division he debuted in August 1979, in a game between FC Olt and Olimpia Satu Mare, ended with the score of 6–0. A real star in Scornicești, Șoarece chose in 1983 to move at FCM Brașov, where he was wanted by

Dumitru Dragomir Dumitru "Mitică" Dragomir (born May 30, 1946) is a former president of the Romanian Professional Football League from 1996 until 2014. Before that, he served as the president of Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, Olt Scorniceşti, FCM Braşov, and Vict ...

, chairman of the club and also former president of FC Olt. With "the yellow and blacks" Gheorghe Șoarece achieved a promotion in the Divizia A, then played two years in the top-flight, before moving to

, where he achieved another promotion in the first league, followed by two years of football at the highest level. He retired in 1990 after some health problems, of respiratory nature. After retirement Șoarece moved back in Osica de Sus and was occasionally the manager of the local team, Oltețul, at amateur level.

Illness and death

Șoarece suffered of some respiratory problems since the end of his career as a footballer, fact that prompted him to withdraw from his activity. Although he suffered several neck surgery, the disease advanced in the later years and finally it brought him the end, at just 53 years old.Fostul jucător a lui FC Olt, Gheorghe Şoarece, a fost răpus de boală!
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Honours

Olt Scornicești * Divizia B: 1978–79 * Divizia C: 1977–78 Brașov * Divizia B: 1983–84 Inter Sibiu * Divizia B: 1987–88

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soarece, Gheorghe 1955 births 2009 deaths Footballers from Olt County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga I players Liga II players FC Olt Scornicești players FC Brașov (1936) players Romanian football managers