Gheorghe Cornel Cacoveanu (16 September 1935 – 23 November 2001) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, most notably for Steaua București.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Cornel Cacoveanu | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Uioara, Alba County, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 2001 (aged 66) | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1955 | Metalul Câmpia Turzii | 30 | (5) |
| 1955 | Progresul București | 21 | (6) |
| 1956–1963 | Steaua București | 124 | (25) |
| 1963–1964 | Dinamo Piteşti | 11 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | Minerul Baia Mare | 11 | (2) |
| 1965–1967 | Tehnomental | ||
| Total | 197 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1960 | Romania | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHis debut for Metalul Câmpia Turzii came in 1951. He promoted in the Romanian first division with his team and played well in Divizia A. He moved to Bucharest in 1955 playing only a season for Progresul București before moving to Steaua București. He played nine years for this team, being a part of Steaua's Gold Team. At his end of career, he played for Dinamo Piteşti, Minerul Baia Mare and his last team, the obscure third division club Tehnometal.
Honours
editClub
edit- Steaua București
- Romanian League (3): 1956, 1960, 1961
- Romanian Cup (1): 1962
References
edit- ^ "Cacoveanu". fcsteaua.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
edit- Profile Archived 7 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Steauafc.com (in Romanian)
- Gheorghe Cacoveanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)