Constantin Iancu (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 2000 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | Flacăra Roșie București | ||
| 1961–1962 | Dinamo Obor București | ||
| 1962–1963 | Dinamo Bacău | ||
| 1963–1964 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| 1964–1965 | Progresul București | ||
| 1965–1969 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 1970–1971 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 1971–1973 | FC Galați | ||
| 1973–1975 | Progresul București | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1966 | Romania | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Constantin Iancu (26 August 1940 – 2000) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Iancu, nicknamed "Guță" was born on 26 August 1940 in Bucharest, Romania and grew up in the Dudești neighborhood.[1][2][3][4] He started playing football at local club Flacăra Roșie.[1][2][4] In the early 1960s, his talent was noticed by coach Traian Ionescu who wanted to bring him to Dinamo București.[2][4] However, he did not have a place to play there, as in the offence were players like Ion Pârcălab, Constantin Frățilă or Ion Haidu.[2][4] Thus, Iancu was sent to Dinamo Obor București for one year, afterwards going one year to Dinamo Bacău.[1][2][4] After another two years spent at Politehnica Iași and Progresul București, Iancu went to play for Farul Constanța where he experienced the longest and most prolific spell of his career.[1][2][3][4] However, in 1969 after scoring the only goal in a 1–0 Divizia A home victory against Dinamo București, he was arrested shortly after the game ended.[1][2][3][4] One year before his arrest, he was accused of causing a scandal, disturbing the peace, and attempted rape when he was with Farul in a training camp at Poiana Brașov.[2][3][4] Due to a lack of evidence, the authorities closed the case but it was re-opened after that match.[2][3][4] It was suspected that behind this arrest was Dinamo, who had connections with the Internal Affairs Ministry, but this hypothesis was never proven.[2][3][4] Iancu was sent to two years in prison and banned for life from playing football.[2][3][4] He was released from jail after one year and asked the authorities for permission to play football again, which was granted to him.[2][3][4] He then played one year for Argeș Pitești and two years for FC Galați in Divizia B, concluding his career at Progresul after a mid-1970s decree banned players with criminal records from football.[2][3][4]
International career
Iancu played five matches and scored one goal for Romania, making his debut under coach Ilie Oană on 13 June 1965 in a 2–1 away loss to Portugal.[1][5][6] In the following game he scored his first and only goal for the national team in a 1–0 victory in a friendly against Uruguay.[5] Iancu's last appearance for Romania was in a friendly that ended with a 2–1 away victory against Israel.[5]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.[5]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 June 1966 | Stadionul 23 August, București, Romania |  Uruguay |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Death
In the 1980s, Iancu emigrated to relatives he had in Sweden where he died in 2000 at age 60.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Constantin Iancu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Constantin Iancu". Fotbalisti Romani. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Cum a fost ridicată de miliție, de la uşa vestiarului, o legendă a Farului, după un meci cu Dinamo" [How a legend of the Farul was lifted by the militia, from the door of the locker room, after a match with Dinamo] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Centrul înaintaș a fost arestat la vestiare" [The center forward was arrested in the locker room] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Constantin Iancu". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Portugal 2-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 17 April 2023.