
Asociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș, commonly known as FC Argeș or Argeș Pitești (), is a Romanian professional
football club
Club may refer to:
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* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album '' kelsea''
Brands and enterprise ...
based in the city of
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
,
Argeș County
Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești.
Demographics
On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2.
* Romanians – 97%
* Roma (Gypsie ...
, which competes in the
Liga I
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 ...
.
The team was originally founded as ''Dinamo Pitești'' in 1953, and made its Romanian top tier debut in the
1961–62 season. In 1967, it changed its name to Argeș Pitești. The most successful period of "the White-Violets" was in the
1970s
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, when they won the national title twice. Three-time
Romanian Footballer of the Year winner
Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin (; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager.
Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...
was part of the squad during that period, which turned him into a symbol of the club over the years.
FC Argeș has amassed over 40 seasons in the first league, and traditionally plays its home matches at the
Nicolae Dobrin Stadium Nicolae may refer to:
* Nicolae (name), a Romanian name
* ''Nicolae'' (novel), a 1997 novel
See also
*Nicolai (disambiguation) Nicolai may refer to:
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*Nicolai (surname) people with the s ...
, which has a capacity of 15,000 seats.
History
Founding and early years (1953–1967)
On August 6, 1953, an order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs settled the birthday of ''Dinamo Pitești'', the current formation FC Argeș, the name being taken after the older sister from
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north ...
,
Dinamo București. The new team from
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
started its rise from the bottom, Campionatul Orășenesc, today
Liga IV
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Current format
Liga IV has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised ...
or
Liga V, but the involvement of the local administration in bringing the best football players from the city to FC Argeș will be the main factor in the consecutive promotions of the club. The promotion to
Divizia B
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting ...
has occurred at the end of the 1958–1959
Divizia C season, and in the first year was very close to
Divizia A
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promotion, but Dinamo occupied only the second place of the second series of
Divizia B
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. The dream took shape for the football fans from
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
in the next season. In 1961 Dinamo Pitești promoted on the first
Romania
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n football stage under the command of coaches Ştefan Vasile and Tănase Dima. Three of the most well-known members of the squad were
Ion Barbu
Ion Barbu (, pen name of Dan Barbilian; 18 March 1895 –11 August 1961) was a Romanian mathematician and poet. His name is associated with the Mathematics Subject Classification number 51C05, which is a major posthumous recognition reser ...
,
Florin Halagian and
Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin (; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager.
Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...
, the players who contributed the most at Dinamo's performance.
1961–62 Divizia A
The 1961–62 Divizia A was the forty-fourth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
* 1961–62 Divizia B
References
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season was a tough one for the club which accused the shock of the debut and relegated back to
Divizia B
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after only one year in the first league.
After only one season in
Divizia B
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, Dinamo Pitești promoted again in 1963, remaining then a constant presence on the first stage of the
Romania
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n football, 10th place in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, but a season in which the team achieved
Romanian Cup final, 8th in
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
, 4th in
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is ...
and 12th in
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...
.
Golden era (1967–1983)

In the summer of 1967 the club changed its name from ''Dinamo Pitești'' to FC Argeș Pitești, a name that wrote history, remaining forever in the history of the
Romania
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n football and in the remembering of the fans.
The first season with the new name was a great one for FC Argeș, which finished 2nd, with the same number of points as
Steaua București
Steaua or Steaua București may refer to:
* CSA Steaua București, a Romanian multi-sports club
* CSA Steaua București (football), the football team of the multi-sports club
* Fotbal Club FCSB, a football team that used this name between 2003 ...
, the champions of that season. The best ranking in club's history until then was followed only by a 12th place in
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, a 10th place in
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 1 ...
and a 9th place in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
.
Then in the
1971–72 Divizia A
The 1971–72 Divizia A was the fifty-fourth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
* 1971–72 Divizia B
* 1971–72 Divizia C
* 1971–72 ...
season nothing announced the great final success of "the White-Violets". In the first round the team had a bad debut, with a defeat (1–4) at
SC Bacău and the tension within the team led to the dismissal of coach
Titus Ozon, in his place was promoted a young coach,
Florin Halagian, a former player of Dinamo Pitești. At his debut on August 29, 1971, being the youngest coach of
Divizia A
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, FC Argeș won 2–1 against
Rapid București
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Rapids are hydrological features between a ''run'' (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a ''cascad ...
, both goals scored by
Jercan. At the end of the first part of the championship, FC Argeş was on the 4th place, with 18 points, following the teams:
UTA Arad,
SC Bacău and
Universitatea Cluj
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. The winter preparations took place at
Băile Herculane
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, followed by a strong tournament in the former
East Germany
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, tournament that would help the team a lot in the second part of the championship. The second part was extraordinary, FC Argeș being defeated only twice (0–2, at home against
Steagul Roșu Brașov and 0–1, at
Cluj-Napoca
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, against
CFR
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* Căile Ferate Române, the Romanian state railway
* Canadian Finals Rodeo
* Case fatality rate, term for proportion of people dying of a disease
* Centre for Foreign Relations, ...
). There were followed by 9 games without defeats, in which
Halagian played the big card several times. Thus, in the match against
Politehnica Iași, he played in each half with a different line of midfielders, to everyone's surprise, to force the victory and to have fresh players until the end. In the penultimate stage (21 June 1972), at
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
, FC Argeș defeated
Crişul Oradea
Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea (), commonly known as Bihor Oradea or simply as FC Bihor, was a Romanian professional football club based in Oradea, Bihor County.
It was founded under the name of ''Crișul Oradea'' in April 1958 and from 1963 it cont ...
, becoming champion of
Romania
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for the first time in its history, with one round before the end of the championship. The team played very offensive and ambitious, with an inspired
Dobrin at the helm. The score was 4–1 (3–1) for "the White-Violets", through the goals scored by
Dobrin (min 25 and 43),
Prepurgel (min 28),
M. Joita (min 83) and Tămaş for Crișul). In front of over 17,000 spectators, in the final round, although he had the title in his pocket, FC Argeș defeated
Dinamo București, on
23 August Stadium, with the score of 3–2, through the goals scored by:
Jercan (min 45),
C. Radu I (min 55),
Frățilă (min 89), respectively
Lucescu (min 17) and
Dumitrache (min 61) for Dinamo.
Following their 1972
Divizia A
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title, FC Argeș played in
European Champion Clubs Cup. In the first round, the team from
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
eliminated without big problems, 6–0 on aggregate,
Aris Bonnevoie
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History
Founded in 1922, Aris peaked in the 1960s and 1970s, when it won silverware and represented Luxembo ...
from
Luxembourg
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, but then in the second round fate have brought them in their way
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
, a team with 6
European Champion Clubs Cups at that moment and with big players like:
Pirri
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He spent the vast majority of his career with Real Madrid, appear ...
,
Ignacio Zoco
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He spent 12 years of his professional career with Real Madrid, appearing in more than 400 official matches and winning ten m ...
,
Santillana and
Amancio, the coach was legendary
Miguel Muñoz
Miguel Muñoz Mozún (19 January 1922 – 16 July 1990) was a Spanish football player and manager.
A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he is widely considered one of the mo ...
and president was
Santiago Bernabéu himself. The match seemed to be a formality for
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
but on the pitch FC Argeș made probably the best match in its entire history, a match in which a legend would be born,
Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin (; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager.
Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...
.
Dobrin played absolutely fantastic wooing the audience and opponents, he scored for 1–0 in 24 minutes then Anzarda scored for 1–1 in 41 minutes. Prepurgel scored then for 2–1 in 62 minutes, goal followed by a multitude of occasions at the goal of the inspired
García Remón.
Santiago Bernabéu amazed by
Dobrin's technics offered 2 million dollars and a floodlight facility for him, but
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He w ...
refused, considering
Dobrin a national treasure.
At
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ...
,
Real
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qualified hard after a goal scored in 87 minutes. The final score was 3–1,
Santillana (17', 87') and Grande (47') scored for Real,
Radu II (43') for FC Argeș.
The following seasons were oscillating for the team which finished 3rd in
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
, 8th in
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...
, 7th in
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
getting even to the 11th place in
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phil ...
and
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...
.
Then in the
1977–78 Divizia A
The 1977–78 Divizia A was the sixtieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
* 1977–78 Divizia B
* 1977–78 Divizia C
* 1977–78 ...
season FC Argeș had a remarkable comeback like the last time and finished 2nd, again at the same number of points with the leaders,
Steaua București
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, as in 1968.
1978–79 Divizia A
The 1978–79 Divizia A was the sixty-first season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
* 1978–79 Divizia B
* 1978–79 Divizia C
* 1978–79 ...
season started under the sign of a good training and a desire to fructify the growing maturity of a group of young players, most of them raised in
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
. Under the leadership of the same coach,
Florin Halagian, helped by Leonte lanovschi and
Constantin Oţet
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, transferred with a few days before the start of the championship. The goal of the club's leadership was to occupy one of the 1 to 5 places and to accumulate at least 18 points in the championship first part. FC Argeş started the championship in force, winning two games against
Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea
Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea was a football club based in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County, Romania. It was founded in 1946 and dissolved in 2004. It won one Romanian Cup, in 1973.
History
In 1946 ''Vâlceana'' appeared in the Third Division. I ...
and
Politehnica Iași and ended up in the lead places. It was only in the 6th round when the club recorded the first defeat, 0–1, at
Târgu Mureș
Târgu Mureș (, ; hu, Marosvásárhely ) is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the 16th largest Romanian city, with 134,290 inhabitants as of the 2011 census. It lies on the Mureș River, th ...
, against
ASA Târgu Mureș. The players were the subject of double efforts, most of them being part of the Romanian Olympic team, which managed, after many years, to defeat the Hungarian team at
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
. At the end of the first part of the championship, FC Argeş was on the first position in the standings. A new player started successfully at
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
team,
Moiceanu, who soon became a secret weapon for the teammates and opponents. In the last round of the first part, FC Argeș won the match against
Dinamo București (score 1–0) and became the champion of the first part with 10 matches won, a draw and 6 defeats, 25 goals scored and 17 received, totalizing 21 points, three more than the number proposed at the start of the championship.
The well-known sports journalist Laurențiu Dumitrescu wrote in ''Sportul'' newspaper, "... it was also in the autumn of 78 Dobrin's team, the team of that great talented player, who has been playing for more than 15 years with the 10 number shirt, the capable player – even at 31 years old – to decide any match in our championship (examples of testimonies: the matches against
FC Baia Mare
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, on their own ground, and
Steaua, away) to score goals of great spectacularity. When
Dobrin was absent, intervened
Iovănescu, an offensive midfielder who had an exceptional season, perhaps the best of his career, and he also took the role of puncher when the striker,
Radu II, was injured. But was also
Stancu's part of championship, who became at only 22 years old, the mature leader of the defense, defense which combines the experience of
Ivan II with
Cârstea's strength and the ambition of
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."
On June 24, 1979, in front of 20,000 spectators, on the
Dinamo Stadium in
Bucharest
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, FC Argeș defeated Dinamo, after a high-tension match, with the score 4–3, through the goals scored by:
Radu II (min 11 and 24),
Doru Nicolae
Doru Nicolae (born 22 March 1952) is a Romanian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He was one of few Romanian footballers who was transferred in a foreign country during ...
(min 69) and
Dobrin (min 90) respectively
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* Liviu Dragnea
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(min 6) and
Dudu Georgescu
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Club career
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(min 76, from penalty, and min 89) and won the
Romania
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n title for the second time in its history.
After the game in ''Sportul'' newspaper, the well-known sports journalist
Ioan Chirilă
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wrote, "The championship final, expected with an extraordinary interest, which massively diminished the number of spectators on all the other grounds, ended with the deserved victory of the Pitești people after a high-tension game, in which the thirst for victory of Dinamo's players and supporters received a veto from
Dobrin, who offered to the audience and the viewers I do not know what number's game of his life, being the player who dominated the field from all points of view."
In
1978–79 UEFA Cup
The 1978–79 UEFA Cup was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate over Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known ...
FC Argeș eliminated
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
and gave up hard in front of
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
, 4–6 on aggregate.
Than the club finished on the podium for 2 times, in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Syst ...
and
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...
and only on 10th place
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., Un ...
. Then in the summer of 1982
Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin (; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager.
Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...
, at 35 years old left FC Argeș for
CS Târgoviște but the team didn't feel the shock too much and finished 4th in
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
. In the summer of 1983 Dobrin comeback to his big love, FC Argeș, but played only 5 matches and retired on 14 June 1983, in a match against
Bihor Oradea, the team finishing in 5th place.
After Nicolae Dobrin (1983–2009)

The retirement of
Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin (; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager.
Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...
, the emblematic symbol of FC Argeș, it also meant the end of the great performance for the club. In the 80's the team become a middle of the leaderboard team, finishing frequently on 6th, 7th or 9th place, but managed however to reach 3
Balkans Cup
The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being ...
finals in this period. Than at the end of the 80's and beginning of the 90's the team slipped even in the lower half everything cumulating with the relegation from
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 ...
in
1992
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after 29 years spent in the top-flight of the
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
n football.
Relegated in
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
and with financial problems FC Argeș was taken over by
Dacia
Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus ...
, whose director was Constantin Stroe, who paid the debts. The club promoted back in 1994, finished 8th in
1995
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and was again at 5 points away from relegation in
1996
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. Than in the next season the team comeback in the middle of the table.
1997–98 Divizia A
The 1997–98 Divizia A was the eightieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Positions by round
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Divizia A ...
season was the last peak of FC Argeș's history. The team finished 3rd and qualified for
1998–99 UEFA Cup
The 1998–99 UEFA Cup was won by Parma in the final against Marseille. It was their second title in the competition.
It was the last edition of the old format UEFA Cup, before the Cup Winners' Cup was merged into it to include domestic cup winn ...
where they eliminated teams like
Dynamo Baku and
İstanbulspor
İstanbulspor is a Turkish football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05 they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to TFF 1. Lig. For many decades it was the fourth most famous and ...
but were eliminated without problems by
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues ...
0–8 on aggregate. This last presence in European Cups it was due to a formidable generation, the second most talented after the
Dobrin's generation. This FC Argeș team had players like:
Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu (; born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is in charge of Liga I club Rapid București. During his playing career, he was deployed as a forward or an attacking midfielder.
Mutu star ...
,
Bogdan Vintilă,
Valentin Năstase
Vasile Valentin Năstase (born 4 October 1974) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, currently assistant coach at Liga II club Gloria Buzău.
Career
In 2002, he was signed by Venezia, but owner of Venezia, Maurizio Zamp ...
,
Iulian Crivac,
Constantin Schumacher
Constantin Schumacher (born 8 May 1976) is a Romanian football manager and former midfielder. Previously, he also main coached Rapid București between 2017 and 2018.Constantin Barbu
Constantin "Jean" Barbu (born 16 May 1971) is a Romanian retired professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Galaţi, Galați County, Barbu started his professional career with FC Argeş Piteşti, ...
.
FC Argeș continued its good seasons finishing 4th in
1999
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, than on 5th place in
2000
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and
2001
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. Than from
2002
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the team was a constant presence in the second half of the leaderboard, finishing in the best case on 10th place. This bad period ended with the second relegation in the club's history, this time after 13 years, at the end of the
2006–07 Liga I
The 2006–07 Liga I was the eighty-ninth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began on 28 July 2006 and ended on 23 May 2007.
Teams
Eighteen teams played in the 2006–07 season. Four teams were from Moldova, four ...
season.
The team promoted back after only one season in
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
.
The "Romanian ''Calciopoli''" and Bankruptcy (2009–2013)
"The White-Violet Eagles" finished 8th at their first season after the promotion, a season with good results and a solid style of playing. Than on June 8, 2009 a news would shock the world of the
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
n football, FC Argeș was relegated in
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
, after National Anti-corruption Division, found that the owner of the team from that period, Cornel Penescu, tried to bribe more referees to "help" the team winning. This case was named by the press "Penescu Case" or the "Romanian ''
Calciopoli
''Calciopoli'' () was a sports scandal in Italy's top professional association football league Serie A and to a lesser extent Serie B. Involving various clubs and numerous executives, both from the same clubs and from the main Italian football ...
''".
After Cornel Penescu's arrest, his son, Andrei Penescu led the club, but the funding was practically non-existent and the club struggled to survive even in
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
, finishing in the second half of the table. Then on July 26, 2013 it was announced that FC Argeș is
bankrupt
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debto ...
without any chance of rescue.
SCM Pitești and supporters' club (2013–2017)

After the bankruptcy of FC Argeș, people of
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
have tried to bring football back to life.
The first project was
SCM Pitești
SCM may refer to:
Organizations
* SCM Corporation, an American typewriter and calculator manufacturer
* SCM Holdings, a holding company owned by Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov
* SCM Press, a UK-based academic publisher of theology
* Securities ...
, a project initiated by Pitești Municipality which created a football section at SCM, the Sporting Club of the Municipality, in 2011, with 2 years before the end of FC Argeș, anticipating the bankruptcy of the club led at that time by Penescu's son, a club full of debts and with no future. The team promoted at
Liga III
The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...
after only one season and remained at that level until 2017 when they promoted to
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
.
The supporters of FC Argeș encouraged the team until the very end, then after the bankruptcy they founded
FC Argeș 1953 Piteşti
FC may refer to:
Businesses, organisations, and schools
* Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India
* Finncomm Airlines (IATA code)
* FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC
* Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Paki ...
, a
phoenix club
The Phoenix Building and Cincinnati Club are two historic buildings in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The membership of these two clubs was chiefly Jewish.
Located at 812 Race Street, the Phoenix Building was constructed in 1893, desi ...
fully owned by FC Argeș supporters. The club won
2015–16 Liga IV
The 2015–16 Liga IV was the 74th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a playoff to gain promotion.
Promotion pla ...
-
Argeș County
Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești.
Demographics
On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2.
* Romanians – 97%
* Roma (Gypsie ...
and then the promotion play-off match against Recolta Stoicănești,
Olt County
Olt County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (the regions are separated by the Olt river). The capital city is Slatina.
History
On 24 August 2017, the Olt Co ...
champion, with the score of 5–2, but they couldn't join
Liga III
The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...
due to lack of funds and then dissolved the senior team.
Then Pitești Municipality has shown the intention to buy FC Argeș's brand and the fans have also announced that they support this initiative.
Rebirth and return to Liga I (2017–present)
On 16 June 2017, the Municipality of Pitești bought FC Argeș's brand for 550,000
RON Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald.
Ron or RON may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character
* Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character
*Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe A ...
. As a result of this association, the brand was transferred to SCM Pitești's football section, newly promoted to the
second division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
, and the team came back to life four years after it was declared bankrupt. After promotion, the team spent 3 years in the second league. FC Argeș managed to earn promotion to the first division at the end of the
2019–20 season, after an 11-year break. Pitești narrowly earned a 2nd place, after
Rapid
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 ...
held
Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele to a draw in the seventh minute of extra time, a score at which Teleorman remained in the second league, and FC Argeș promoted directly.
In the first half of their
comeback season
''Comeback Season'' is a 2006 film directed by Bruce McCulloch. It stars Ray Liotta as Walter Pearce, a married man who, with the help of local football star Skylar Eckerman (Sipos), tries to win back his wife (Headly) after cheating on her. Fil ...
, FC Argeș failed to impress, their winless streak leaving them last place in the league at the beginning of 2021. Things began to change after former player
Andrei Prepeliță
Andrei Prepeliță (born 8 December 1985) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Andrei Prepeliță was born on 8 December 1985 in Slatina and started playing o ...
took over as manager, the team recording an 11 unbeaten league games run, and slowly crawling out of the relegation places to join the fight for a play-off place. With their unbeaten streak cut short by a 0–5 defeat against reigning champions
CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club'', wh ...
, FC Argeș kept their momentum, but never made it above 7th place. They missed a chance to make it through with a 1–1 draw against fellow play-off contenders
Academica Clinceni
Club Sportiv LPS HD Clinceni, commonly known as Clinceni and formerly known as ''Academica Clinceni'' is a Romanian amateur football club based in Clinceni, Ilfov County, currently playing in the Liga IV - Ilfov County. In the summer of 2022 fo ...
and by the penultimate round, they missed the play-off qualification altogether following a 1–4 loss against
Hermannstadt
Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...
.
In the
2021-22 season, FC Argeș managed to secure a play-off spot on the final day of the regular season, finishing 4th after a 2-1 away win against
FC Botoșani
Fotbal Club Botoșani (), commonly known as FC Botoșani or simply Botoșani, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Botoșani, Botoșani County, that competes in the Liga I.
In 2013, twelve years after being establishe ...
.
Youth program

Some notable names of the Romanian football were developed in the youth academy of FC Argeș, such as
Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin (; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager.
Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...
,
Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu (; born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is in charge of Liga I club Rapid București. During his playing career, he was deployed as a forward or an attacking midfielder.
Mutu star ...
,
Ilie Bărbulescu Ilie Bărbulescu may refer to:
*Ilie Bărbulescu (footballer)
*Ilie Bărbulescu (linguist)
Ilie Bărbulescu (December 3, 1873 – June 5, 1945) was a Romanian linguist and philologist who specialized in the Slavic languages, also noted as a poli ...
,
Marius Bilașco,
Constantin Cârstea
Constantin Cârstea (22 February 1949 – 16 November 2009) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender. He was also a football coach. As a player he spent his entire professional career with Argeș Pitești.
International caree ...
,
Dănuț Coman
Dănuț Dumitru Coman (born 28 March 1979) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Coman started out as a senior at FC Argeș in the 1997–98 season and also played for Rocar București, Rapid București, Brașov and Vaslu ...
,
Iulian Crivac,
Emil Dică
Emil Cosmin Dică (born 17 July 1982 in Scornicești) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He played before at Argeș Pitești, Dacia Mioveni, Rapid București, CFR Cluj, CS Mioveni, and Ceahlăul Piatra Neam� ...
,
Valentin Năstase
Vasile Valentin Năstase (born 4 October 1974) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, currently assistant coach at Liga II club Gloria Buzău.
Career
In 2002, he was signed by Venezia, but owner of Venezia, Maurizio Zamp ...
,
Adrian Neaga
Adrian Constantin Neaga (born 4 June 1979) is a Romanian football manager and retired player.
Playing career
Early career
Neaga was born in Pitești.
Neaga signed his first professional contract with Argeș Pitești in 1997. He was then pl ...
,
Marin Radu
Marin Radu (born 15 March 1956) is a retired Romanian football striker and manager, best known for his playing stints with Argeș Pitești and Steaua București. His brother, Nicolae was also a footballer who played at Argeș Pitești, ...
,
Bogdan Stancu
Bogdan Sorin Stancu (; born 28 June 1987) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Stancu started his professional career at Argeș Pitești, and had a brief loan spell at Mioveni. Due to an irregularity in his contract he ...
,
Cristian Tănase,
Constantin Stancu
Constantin Stancu (2 October 1956) is a Romanian retired association football, football player and manager.
Club career
Constantin Stancu spent his entire playing career at FC Argeș Pitești, Argeș Pitești, making a total of 445 appearances ...
,
Bogdan Vintilă or
Ion Vlădoiu.
Stadium
The club played its home matches on
Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Piteşti, Romania, named in 2003 after football (soccer), football player Nicolae Dobrin (1947–2007). It is mostly used for football matches and is the home ground of FC Argeş Piteşti.
The ...
from
Pitești
Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical re ...
, a stadium with a capacity of 15,000 seats, the biggest of
Argeș County
Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești.
Demographics
On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2.
* Romanians – 97%
* Roma (Gypsie ...
.
Support
FC Argeș has many supporters in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
and especially in
Argeș County
Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești.
Demographics
On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2.
* Romanians – 97%
* Roma (Gypsie ...
. The ultras groups of FC Argeș are known as ''Violet Republic'', ''Brigada Vulturii București'' and ''Frați de weeknd''.
Rivalries
FC Argeș does not have any important rivalries, but one of them is with
Dinamo București and the other one is a local one against
CS Mioveni
Clubul Sportiv Mioveni (; ''Mioveni Sports Club''), commonly known as CS Mioveni, or simply as Mioveni, is a Romanian professional football club based in Mioveni, Argeș County, currently playing in the Liga I.
They were founded in 2000 as ''A ...
, with the town of
Mioveni
Mioveni () is a town in Argeș County, Romania, approximately 15 km (9 miles) north-east of Pitești. , it had a population of 31,998. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibași, Făgetu and Racovița.
History
It was firs ...
being located at only 15 kilometres away from Pitești.
Honours
Domestic
Leagues
*
Liga I
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 ...
**Winners (2):
1971–72,
1978–79
**Runners-up (2):
1967–68,
1977–78
*
Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...
**Winners (4):
1960–61,
1962–63,
1993–94,
2007–08
**Runners-up (1):
2019–20
*
Liga III
The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...
**Winners (1):
2016–17
**Runners-up (1):
2015–16
*
Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the start of play for the 2006–07 season.
Current format
Liga IV has 42 divisions. The divisions are regionalised ...
–
Argeș County
Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești.
Demographics
On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2.
* Romanians – 97%
* Roma (Gypsie ...
**Winners (1):
2011–12
Cups
*
Cupa României
**Runners-up (1):
1964–65
European
*
Balkans Cup
The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being ...
**Runners-up (3):
1983–84,
1984–85,
1987–88
Players
First team squad
Out on loan
Club officials
Board of officials
*
Last updated: 6 September 2022
*
Source:
Current technical staff
*
Last updated: 6 September 2022
*
Source:Technical staff
/ref>
European record
League history
Notable former players
The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at senior level or at least 100 cap(s) for FC Argeș.
;
One-club men
*
Constantin Cârstea
Constantin Cârstea (22 February 1949 – 16 November 2009) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender. He was also a football coach. As a player he spent his entire professional career with Argeș Pitești.
International caree ...
*
Petre Ivan
*
Constantin Olteanu
Constantin Olteanu (6 January 1946 – 17 April 2021) was a Romanian football defender. He was the father-in-law of Florin Motroc and grandfather of Vlad Motroc who were also footballers.
International career
Constantin Olteanu played three ga ...
*
Constantin Stancu
Constantin Stancu (2 October 1956) is a Romanian retired association football, football player and manager.
Club career
Constantin Stancu spent his entire playing career at FC Argeș Pitești, Argeș Pitești, making a total of 445 appearances ...
;Romania
*
Cristian Albeanu
Cristian Albeanu (born 5 October 1971) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward.
Conviction
On 25 September 1996 Albeanu was involved in a road accident while driving his car on the Bucharest - Ploiești road and hit one man who ...
*
Bogdan Bănuță
Bogdan Bănuță (19 August 1965 – 19 April 1992) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder. On 19 April 1992, when Inter Sibiu's team was traveling to Bistrița for a match with Gloria, their bus overturned after hitting a bridg ...
*
Constantin Barbu
Constantin "Jean" Barbu (born 16 May 1971) is a Romanian retired professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Born in Galaţi, Galați County, Barbu started his professional career with FC Argeş Piteşti, ...
*
Ion Barbu
Ion Barbu (, pen name of Dan Barbilian; 18 March 1895 –11 August 1961) was a Romanian mathematician and poet. His name is associated with the Mathematics Subject Classification number 51C05, which is a major posthumous recognition reser ...
*
Cristian Bălașa
Cristian Bălașa (born 27 December 1972) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player. He is currently the sporting director of Liga II club Concordia Chiajna.
Club career
Bălașa made his Liga I debut on 31 July 19 ...
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Ilie Bărbulescu Ilie Bărbulescu may refer to:
*Ilie Bărbulescu (footballer)
*Ilie Bărbulescu (linguist)
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Marius Bilașco
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Gheorghe Cacoveanu
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Career
His debut fo ...
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Ion Ceaușu
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Augustin Chiriță
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Alin Chița
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Honours
;Juventus București
*Liga III
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Dănuț Coman
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Coman started out as a senior at FC Argeș in the 1997–98 season and also played for Rocar București, Rapid București, Brașov and Vaslu ...
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Narcis Coman
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Club career
Narcis Coman was born on 5 November 1946 in Giurgiu, Romania and gr ...
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Iulian Crivac
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Cristian Dancia
Cristian Ioan Dancia (born 5 February 1980) is a Romanian former football player. He was a left defender.
Dancia joined the Turkish club Galatasaray at the beginning of the 2002–2003 season, to be tried. He played two friendly games, but Fa ...
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Nicolae Dică
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Deployed as an attacking midfielder or a forward, Dică was known for his incisive passing, ...
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Nicolae Diță
Nicolae Diță (born 11 October 1976) is a Romanian former football defender.
Honours
Argeș Pitești
*Divizia B
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Nicolae Dobrin
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Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...
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Cătălin Doman
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Pavel Adrian Dulcea (born 25 November 1978) is a Romanian former striker. Currently he is a manager.
Club career
He started his career in his home town, in the 1995/96 season, at FC Râmnicu Vâlcea in Romanian Second League. The oldest k ...
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Augustin Eduard
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Constantin Frățilă
Constantin Frățilă (1 October 1942 – 21 October 2016) was a Romanian football striker and coach.
Club career
Constantin Frățilă was born on 1 October 1942 in Bucharest, Romania and started to play football in 1957, at junior level at Re ...
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Constantin Gâlcă
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Equally at ease as a defensive or central midfielder and possessing an accurate ...
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Ionel Gane
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Playing career
Born in Drănic, Gane played professionally in Romania for Universitatea Craiova, Electroputere Craiova, Dinamo București, Rapid Buc ...
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Ion Geolgău
Ion Geolgău (born 20 February 1961) is a former Romanian football midfielder and manager.
Club career
Ion Geolgău was born in Pielești, Dolj County. On 7 November 1976, being 15 years and 9 months old, Geolgău made his Divizia A debut unde ...
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Adrian Iordache
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Sevastian Iovănescu
Sevastian "Bebe" Iovănescu (2 October 1953 in Ghelmegioaia – 29 March 2010 in Constanța) was a Romanian football player.
Career
Iovănescu played over 350 matches in the Romanian first division, scoring more than 50 goals, with Steaua Bu ...
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Dumitru Ivan
Dumitru Ivan (14 May 1938 – 17 June 2015) was a Romanian football left back.
Club career
Dumitru Ivan was born on 14 May 1938 in București and started to play football in 1955 at the junior squads of Locomotiva București. in 1959 he starte ...
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Radu Jercan
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International career
Radu Jercan played two friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Gheorghe Ola in a 4– ...
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Dan Lăcustă
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Bogdan Mara
Ion Bogdan Mara (born 29 September 1977) is a Romanian former footballer.
Club career
Inter Sibiu
Born in Deva, Mara made his first steps in professional football in Sibiu, at Inter, where he played for two years. The excellent games made the ...
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Andrei Mărgăritescu
Andrei Silviu Margaritescu (born 1 January 1980) is a Romanian former footballer.
Club career
Andrei Mărgăritescu, nicknamed ''China'' was born in Pitești on 1 January 1980. He made his Divizia A debut at age 19 on 2 November 1999, playing f ...
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Cornel Mirea
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Viorel Moiceanu
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Dorinel Munteanu
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A former midfielder, Munteanu is the most capped Romanian player of all time, with a total of 134 appearances and 16 goals. He played in two ...
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Alexandru Mustățea
Alexandru Nicolae Mustățea (30 August 1946 - 12 October 2001) was a Romanian football midfielder and referee. As a referee he arbitrated matches in Romania's top-league Divizia A.
Honours
Dinamo București
*Divizia A
The Liga I (; ''Firs ...
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Adrian Mutu
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Mutu star ...
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Nicolae Nagy
Nicolae Nagy (born 8 March 1942) is a Romanian former football forward.
International career
Nicolae Nagy played one game at international level for Romania under coach Ilie Oană in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 victory against Israel.
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Valentin Năstase
Vasile Valentin Năstase (born 4 October 1974) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, currently assistant coach at Liga II club Gloria Buzău.
Career
In 2002, he was signed by Venezia, but owner of Venezia, Maurizio Zamp ...
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Cosmin Năstăsie
Cosmin Alin Năstăsie (born 22 June 1983 Drăgăşani, Romania) is a Romanian former association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for FC Argeș Pitești, CS Mioveni and FC Brașov (1936), FC Brașov.
External link ...
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Adrian Neaga
Adrian Constantin Neaga (born 4 June 1979) is a Romanian football manager and retired player.
Playing career
Early career
Neaga was born in Pitești.
Neaga signed his first professional contract with Argeș Pitești in 1997. He was then pl ...
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Cătălin Necula
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Playing career
Necula, son of the famo ...
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Spiridon Niculescu
Spiridon Niculescu (born 8 April 1943) is a Romanian former football goalkeeper and manager.
Honours
Argeș Pitești
*Divizia A: 1971–72
*Divizia B: 1962–63
*Cupa României runner-up: 1964–65
Dinamo București
*Cupa României
The Cu ...
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Marian Pană
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Cornel Pavlovici
Cornel Pavlovici (2 April 1942 – 8 January 2013) was a Romanian footballer who played as a striker.
Death
Pavlovici died on 8 January 2013.
Career statistics
*Total matches played in Romanian First League: 134 matches – 57 goals.
*Topsco ...
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Marcel Pigulea
Marcel Pigulea (born 24 May 1943) is a Romanian former football player and manager.
Playing career
Born in Albuleşti, Pigulea played club football for Dunărea Giurgiu, Flacăra Roşie București, Metalul București, Sportul, Argeș Pite� ...
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Vasile Popa
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Marian Popescu
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Ștefan Preda
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Preda got three caps for the national team, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup.
International career International stats
Honours
Club
;Petrolul Pl ...
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Marius Predatu
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*A participant in a strike action
*A participant in a hunger strike
*Blacksmith's striker, a type of bla ...
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Andrei Prepeliță
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Club career
Andrei Prepeliță was born on 8 December 1985 in Slatina and started playing o ...
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Ion Prepurgel
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Constantin Radu
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Marin Radu
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Marius Radu
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Ion Roșu
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Career
Ion Roșu was born on 20 September 1947 in the Andronache neighborhood of Bucharest, Romania, starting to play football at Argeș Pitești in 1968 when on 13 Oct ...
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Emil Săndoi
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Constantin Schumacher
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Andrei Speriatu
Andrei Speriatu (born 29 September 1957) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Speriatu is considered a legend of FC Argeș Pitești and Sportul Studențesc, also playing for teams such as: Dinamo București, ...
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Mircea Stan
Mircea Valerică Stan (born 3 August 1977) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a right back. His son, Antonio Stan, is also a footballer.
Stadionul Mircea Stan in Colonești, Olt is named after him.
Honours Manager
;Vedița Coloneș ...
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Vasile Stan
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Honours
Argeș Pitești
*Divizia A
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Bogdan Stancu
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Stancu started his professional career at Argeș Pitești, and had a brief loan spell at Mioveni. Due to an irregularity in his contract he ...
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Dorian Ștefan
Dorian Ștefan (born 13 October 1959) is a retired Romanian football midfielder.
References
1959 births
Living people
Romanian men's footballers
FC Argeș Pitești players
Victoria București players
Vålerenga Fotball players
Liga ...
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Iulian Tameș
Iulian Tameș (born 6 December 1978) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a central offensive midfielder for Liga III side Vedița Colonești. In his career, Tameș also played for important teams such as Dinamo București, FC Argeș Pitești ...
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Ciprian Tănasă
Ciprian Ion Tănasă (born 2 February 1981 in Fălticeni, Suceava) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Liga IV
Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia D into Liga IV before the ...
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Cristian Tănase
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Florin Tene
Florin Alexandru Tene (born 10 November 1968) is a retired Romanian footballer and current goalkeeper coach at Neftchi Baku.
Club career
Florin Tene was born on 10 November 1968 in Bucharest, Romania and started to play junior level football a ...
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Ion Țîrcovnicu
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Doru Toma
Doru Toma (born 21 July 1957) is a Romanian former football central midfielder.
Career
Doru Toma was born on 21 July 1957 in Romania, starting to play junior level football at Argeș Pitești. He made his Divizia A debut on 7 December 1975 in ...
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Radu Troi
Radu Troi, (12 June 1949 in Dragomireşti Vale, Ilfov), is a former Romanian professional football player.
He won 15 caps for Romania and scored 3 goals. He also has one cap for Romania's Olympic team.
Honours
;Steaua București
*Liga I: 1 ...
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Mihai Țurcan
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Iosif Varga
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Ion Vlădoiu
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Bogdan Vintilă
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Remus Vlad
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Club career Corvinul Hunedoara
Born in Cinciș, Hunedoara County (now, a village under water), Remus Vlad started his caree ...
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Dorel Zamfir
Dorel Zamfir (30 September 1961 – 6 October 2023) was a Romanian footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Club career
Zamfir was born on 30 September 1961 in Vișeu de Sus, Maramureș County, but when he was two months old, his parents se ...
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Ilie Poenaru
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Club career
Poenaru started his professional career at ...
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Mihai Zamfir Mihai () is a Romanian given name for males or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Michael. A variant of the name is Mihail. Its female form is Mihaela.
As a given name
* Mihai I of Romania (1921–2017), King of Romania until 1947
*M ...
;Argentina
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Elias Bazzi
Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...
;Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Adnan Gušo
Notable former managers
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Marian Bondrea
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Playing career
Born in Craiova, Marian Bondrea started his career at Electroputere (1969–197 ...
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Constantin Cârstea
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International caree ...
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Ştefan Coidum
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Nicolae Dobrin
Nicolae Dobrin (; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager.
Nicknamed ''Gâscanul'' ("The Gander") or ''Prințul din Trivale'' ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered o ...
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Florin Halagian
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Ion Lăpușneanu
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Virgil Mărdărescu
Virgil Mărdărescu (also known as "Gil Mărdărescu", "Gheorge Mărdărescu" and "Vintilă Mărdărescu"; July 15, 1921 – June 11, 2003) was a Romanian football manager.
In 1969, was appointed as manager of the Romania national "B" team, know ...
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Ion Moldovan
Ion Moldovan (born 3 September 1954) is a retired Romanian footballer. He is nicknamed "Comisarul".
Honours Player
;Dinamo București
*Divizia A: 1976–77
;Victoria București
*Divizia B: 1984–85
Coach
;Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat
*Divizia C: ...
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Ion Nunweiller
Ion Nunweiller (9 January 1936 – 3 February 2015) was a Romanian football defender and manager.
Club career
Ion Nunweiller was born in Piatra Neamț on 9 January 1936. He had an Austrian father named Johann Nunweiller, who settled in Piat ...
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Titus Ozon
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Vasile Ștefan
Vasile Ștefan (born 23 October 1948) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defender.
Honours
Rapid București
*Divizia A: 1966–67
*Cupa României
The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup ...
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Constantin Teașcă
Constantin Teașcă also known as Titi Teașcă (25 September 1922 – 30 July 1996) was a Romanian football play and manager.
Teașcă was the manager of Romania in 1962 and 1967. He managed Turkish side Fenerbahçe from 1970 to 1971. He was a ...
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References
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