Viorel Turcu (9 August 1960 – 29 November 2020) was a Romanian

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who played as a midfielder.

International career

In 1982, Viorel Turcu played in 7 friendly matches at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Mircea Lucescu in a 4–1 loss against Belgium. He scored his only goal in a 4–0 victory against

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, a team against which he also played his last game for the national team, a 3–1 victory.

Honours

Argeș Pitești *

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: 1978–79 Dinamo București *

: 1983–84 *

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: 1983–84 Steaua București *

: 1986–87 *

: 1986–87

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