Romania Olympic football team

Romania
Nickname(s)Tricolorii mici (The Small Tricolours)
AssociationFederația Română de Fotbal (FRF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachvacant
CaptainMarius Marin
Top scorerCornel Pavlovici (6 goals)
FIFA codeROU
First colours
Second colours
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 1924)
Best result5th place, 1964

The Romania Olympic football team represents Romania in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in 1964 (its best result).[1]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Romania Olympic football team results

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Olympic Games.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Mihai Aioani (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 6 0 Romania Farul Constanța
1 1GK Mihai Popa (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 1 0 Romania Astra Giurgiu
22 1GK Ștefan Târnovanu (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 0 0 Romania FCSB
17 2DF Ricardo Grigore (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 7 0 Romania Dinamo București
14 2DF Andrei Rațiu (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 6 0 Spain Huesca
4 2DF Alex Pașcanu (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 5 0 Spain Ponferradina
15 2DF Andrei Chindriș (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 3 0 Romania Botoșani
2 2DF Radu Boboc (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 4 0 Romania Farul Constanța
6 2DF Virgil Ghiță (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 5 0 Romania Farul Constanța
3 2DF Florin Ștefan* (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 4 0 Romania CFR Cluj
18 3MF Marco Dulca (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 7 0 Romania Chindia Târgoviște
8 3MF Marius Marin (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 7 0 Italy Pisa
10 3MF Andrei Ciobanu (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 7 0 Romania Farul Constanța
21 3MF Antonio Sefer (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 5 0 Romania Rapid București
7 3MF Ion Gheorghe (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 3 0 Romania Voluntari
20 3MF Alex Dobre (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 5 0 France Dijon
13 3MF Eduard Florescu (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 4 0 Romania Botoșani
11 3MF Valentin Gheorghe (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 5 0 Romania Astra Giurgiu
5 3MF Tudor Băluță (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 3 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
16 3MF Ronaldo Deaconu (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 2 0 Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș
9 4FW George Ganea (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 7 2 Romania Farul Constanța
19 4FW Andrei Sîntean (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 5 0 Romania Hermannstadt

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Răzvan Sava WD (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 0 0 Italy Torino v.  Mexico, 5 June 2021
DF Denis Ciobotariu WD (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 0 0 Romania CFR Cluj 2020 Summer Olympics
DF Mihai Velisar (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 2 0 Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
DF Cristian Manea (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 2 0 Romania CFR Cluj v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
DF Gabriel Buta (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 0 0 Romania Farul Constanța v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
DF Radu Drăgușin WD (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 0 0 Italy Juventus v.  Mexico, 5 June 2021
MF Dragoș Nedelcu WD (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 2 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 2020 Summer Olympics
MF Octavian Popescu (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 2 0 Romania FCSB v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Ovidiu Perianu (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 2 0 Romania FCSB v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Alexandru Cîmpanu (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 2 0 Romania CS U Craiova v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Alexandru Mățan (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 2 0 United States Columbus Crew v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF David Miculescu (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 1 0 Romania UTA Arad v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Ștefan Baiaram (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 0 0 Romania CS U Craiova v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
MF Claudiu Petrila (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 0 0 Romania CFR Cluj v.  Mexico, 5 June 2021
FW George Pușcaș WD (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 0 0 England Reading 2020 Summer Olympics
FW Valentin Costache (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 2 0 Romania CFR Cluj v.  Australia, 9 June 2021
Notes
  • * = Overage player.
  • INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • RET = Player who retired from national team
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad

Summer Olympics record

  Gold medalists    Silver medalists    Bronze medalists  

Summer Olympics Qualification
Year Host Round Pld W D L F A Squad Pos. Pld W D L F A
1924 to 1956 See Romania national football team See Romania national football team
1960 Italy Did not qualify 3rd 4 1 1 2 2 4
1964 Japan Fifth place 6 4 1 1 12 6 Squad R2 5 4 0 1 10 7
1968 Mexico Did not qualify R2 2 0 0 2 0 2
1972 West Germany 2nd 4 2 0 2 7 7
1976 Canada 2nd 6 5 0 1 15 6
1980 Soviet Union R1 2 1 0 1 2 3
1984 United States 2nd 6 3 2 1 7 5
1988 South Korea 4th 8 2 1 5 5 17
1992 Spain See Romania national under-21 football team
1996 United States
2000 Australia
2004 Greece
2008 China
2012 United Kingdom
2016 Brazil
2020 Japan Group stage 3 1 1 1 1 4 Squad
2024 France Did not qualify
Total Fifth place 9 5 2 2 13 10 — 1/8 37 18 4 15 48 51

See also

References

  1. ^ "27 mai 1924 - România debutează în competiţia de fotbal de la Jocurile Olimpice" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo". Federația Română de Fotbal. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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