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Gheorghe Șoarece (5 December 1955 – 5 October 2009) was a
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who played as a forward for teams such as FC Olt Scornicești, FCM Brașov and Inter Sibiu, among others.


Career

Born in Osica de Sus,
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, 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 FC Olt Scornicești, the team based in
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's hometown and a protégé of the
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. 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 Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...
, where he played in 112 matches and scored 24 goals, also being named as the captain of the squad from
Olt County Olt County () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (the regions are separated by the Olt River, Olt river). The capital city is Slatina, Roma ...
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In the Romanian first division he debuted in August 1979, in a game between FC Olt and
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, ended with the score of 6–0. A real star in
Scornicești Scornicești () is a town in Olt County, Romania, with a population of 10,795. The town administers 13 villages (Bălțați, Bircii, Chițeasca, Constantinești, Jitaru, Mărgineni-Slobozia, Mihăilești-Popești, Mogoșești, Negreni, Piscani, R ...
, Șoarece chose in 1983 to move at FCM Brașov, where he was wanted by Dumitru Dragomir, 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 Inter Sibiu, 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 The Liga 2, most commonly 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 football season. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariu ...
: 1978–79 *
Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...
: 1977–78 Brașov *
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: 1983–84 Inter Sibiu *
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: 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 20th-century Romanian sportsmen