Siderurgistul Galați was a
football
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club based in
Galaţi, Romania. It was founded in 1955 and dissolved in 1967.
History
The club was founded in 1955 as ''Dinamo Galați'' and in 1961 it was renamed to CSO Galați, and afterwards to Siderurgistul in 1962, with the following players: Dan, Câmpean, Lupea, Hulea, Stănescu, Dumitru Ionel, Coman I, Oprea, Costache, Militaru, Voicu, I. Gheorghe, Matei, Dărăban, Zagardan, David, Dragomir.
In 1963, Siderurgistul promoted to the
Divizia A
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under head coach
Dincă Schileru and reached the
Romanian Cup
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final (1–6 against
Petrolul Ploieşti).
At the end of the
1963–64 season, Siderurgistul finished 14th and was relegated back to the Divizia B.
In the 1964–65 season, under head coach,
Petre Moldoveanu, the club promoted again to the Divizia A, using the following players: Florea (Câmpeanu) – R. Tomescu, Costache, Ivănescu (Hulea), Voicu, Constantin (Comșa), Matei (Filimon), Pătrașcu, Voinea, Adam, Stoicescu (David), and the following season Siderurgistul relegated again.
In the 1966–67 season, Siderurgistul failed to promote finishing 2nd, and gave away its place in the
Divizia B to local side
Politehnica Galați and dissolves.
Chronology of names
Honours
Divizia A / Liga I
* Best finish 14th (2):
1963–64,
1965–66
Divizia B / Liga II
*Winners (2):
1962–63,
1964–65
*Runners-up (3):
1959–60,
1960–61,
1966–67
Cupa României
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*Runners-up (1):
1962–63
Former managers
* Costică Marinescu (1958–1961)
*
Dincă Schileru (1961–1963)
* Traian Tomescu (1963–1964)
*
Petre Moldoveanu (1964–1965)
*
Ion Zaharia (1965–1966)
References
Association football clubs established in 1961
Association football clubs disestablished in 1967
Defunct football clubs in Romania
Liga I clubs
Liga II clubs
Sport in Galați
1961 establishments in Romania
1967 disestablishments in Romania
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