Gheorghe Lăzăreanu (born 6 May 1924, date of death unknown) was a Romanian

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who played as a

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Club career

Gheorghe Lăzăreanu played for Ripensia Timișoara,

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, Ciocanul București, ASA București,

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and Flacăra București, ending his career at 26 years old, choosing to work in constructions. He was the first player that played for both rival teams, ASA București and

. On 21 November 1948 he played in the first ever CSCA București - Dinamo București derby.

International career

Gheorghe Lăzăreanu played four matches for

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, making his debut on 8 October 1946 under coach

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in a 2–2 against

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at the

1946 Balkan Cup The 1946 Balkan Cup was the 8th edition of this tournament. The participanting teams were Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and for the first time ever, Albania, who ended up winning the tournament in their first try. Squads *The four men's nationa ...

. ::''Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:''

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* 1924 births Year of death missing Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Place of birth missing Men's association football goalkeepers Liga I players FC Ripensia Timișoara players FC Carmen București players FCSB players FC Dinamo București players FC Petrolul Ploiești players 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-goalkeeper-stub