Nicolae Ungureanu (born 11 October 1956) is a Romanian former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

He was born in

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and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1977. He spent ten seasons with Universitatea, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981. In 1987, he was transferred to Steaua București, where he helped win the league in 1988 and 1989. He played in the 1988/89 European Cup Final against

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, when Steaua lost 4–0. His last Divizia A match came for

Rapid București Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Rapids are hydrological features between a ''run'' (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a '' cascade' ...

in 1993. The game ended in a 0–5 loss against Universitatea Craiova. Ungureanu got 56 caps and scored 1 goal for the

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, and represented his country at Euro 1984. He played in 71 European Cup matches, scoring one goal.

Honours

Player

Universitatea Craiova *

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 ...

: 1979–80, 1980–81 *

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: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1992–93 Steaua București *

: 1987–88, 1988–89 *

: 1988–89 *

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runner-up: 1988–89

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External links

Nicolae Ungureanu profile
* 1956 births Living people Footballers from Craiova Romanian footballers Olympic footballers for Romania Liga I players Liga II players CS Universitatea Craiova players FC Steaua București players FC Rapid București players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu managers Romania men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players University of Craiova alumni Men's association football defenders Romanian football managers {{romania-footy-defender-stub