Octavian Dincuță (28 June 1947 – 28 March 2018) was a Romanian football forward and a manager.[2][3][4][6]

Octavian Dincuță
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-06-28)28 June 1947[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[1]
Date of death 28 March 2018(2018-03-28) (aged 70)[1]
Place of death Bucharest, Romania[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1974 Petrolul Ploiești[a] 216 (35)
1975 Metalul Plopeni
1975 Gloria Buzău
Total 216 (35)
International career
1966–1970 Romania U23[5] 21 (0)
1966–1970 Romania[5] 5 (0)
1971 Romania Olympic[5] 1 (0)
1967 Romania[5] 1 (0)
Managerial career
1975–1987 IUC Ploiești
1987–1990 Petrolistul Boldești
1990–1998 Vega Ploiești
1998–2001 Petrolistul Boldești
2001–2002 Petrolul Blejoi
2002–2003 Petrolistul Boldești
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Octavian Dincuță played one friendly game at international level for Romania, appearing on 24 December 1967 when coach Angelo Niculescu used him in order to replace Vasile Gergely at the halftime of a 1–1 against Congo.[7][8]

Honours

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Petrolul Ploiești

Notes

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  1. ^ The statistics for the 1974–75 season are unavailable.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Octavian Dincuță at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b "A murit Octavian Dincuță. Fostul fotbalist de la Petrolul Ploiești avea 71 de ani. Antrenorul și 10 dintre jucătorii generației "Liverpool" nu mai sunt" [Octavian Dincuță died. The former football player from Petrolul Ploiești was 71 years old. The coach and 10 of the "Liverpool" generation players are gone] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Octavian Dincuta – Un bucurestean devenit "gazar" pe viata" [Octavian Dincuta - A Bucharest resident who became a "gasman" for life] (in Romanian). Ziarulprahova.ro. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Octavian Dincuță, mezinul generației Petrolului care a învins-o pe Liverpool, a murit la 71 de ani" [Octavian Dincuță, the youngest of the generation of Petrolul that defeated Liverpool, died at the age of 71.] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Octavian Dincuță profile". 11v11. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "O legendă a fotbalului românesc a murit. Nimănui nu-i vine să creadă! Breaking News" [A legend of Romanian football has died. No one can believe it! Breaking News] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Octavian Dincuță". European Football. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Congo – Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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