Florea Dumitrache


Florea Dumitrache was a Romanian football forward. He was considered one of the best forwards in Europe at the time and was well known for his technique and aerial ability.
After the 1970 World Cup, Italian club Juventus wanted to sign him for an estimated $1.5 million, but Nicolae Ceauşescu's communist regime refused.

Career

He was born in Bucharest and debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo București in 1966. He remained with Dinamo for twelve seasons, winning the league titles in 1971, 1973 and 1975 and the cup title in 1968. He became the top goalscorer of the Divizia A in 1969 with 22 goals and in 1971 with 15 goals. During a 1982 UEFA Cup tie against FK Sarajevo, Dumitrache headbutted referee Gianfranco Menegal in the mouth. As a consequence, he was handed the maximum seven year suspension from all UEFA competition.
Dumitrache got 31 caps and 15 goals for the Romanian national team. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, scoring 2 goals.
The Victoria Ground is now known as the "Florea Dumitrache" Field in honor of the great Romanian striker, who played 11 seasons for Dinamo & 7 years for the Romanian National Football Team.

International goals

Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 November 196823 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania1–02–01970 FIFA World Cup Qual.
215 January 1969Wembley Stadium, London, England1–11–1Friendly match
316 April 1969Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece1–12–21970 FIFA World Cup Qual.
416 April 1969Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece2–22–21970 FIFA World Cup Qual.
56 June 1970Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico2–12–11970 FIFA World Cup
610 June 1970Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico1–22–31970 FIFA World Cup
711 October 197023 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania1–03–0UEFA Euro 1972 Qual.
811 October 197023 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania2–03–0UEFA Euro 1972 Qual.
96 May 1973Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania2–04–11974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
106 May 1973Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania3–04–11974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
1127 May 197323 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania1–01–01974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
1214 October 197323 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania5–09–01974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
1314 October 197323 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania7–09–01974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
1423 July 1974Stadion 1 Mai, Constanța, Romania1–04–1Friendly match
1523 July 1974Stadion 1 Mai, Constanța, Romania2–04–1Friendly match

Honours

Club

;Dinamo București
;Corvinul Hunedoara