Constantin Corduneanu (wrestler)
Constantin Corduneanu (23 April 1969, Iași – 15 April 2024, Târgu Mureș) was a Romanian freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born into a poor family with eleven children, Corduneanu started wrestling at the Nicolina Sports Club in his hometown, Iași.[2]
During his active wrestling career he was a member of Steaua Bucharest and Dinamo Brașov, where he was a non-commissioned officer.[2]
Corduneanu retired from wrestling in 2002, but before that he had become the leader of a Mafia-type criminal organization in Iași.[2][3][4] In 2018, he was indicted along with Dragos Cosmin Gradinariu, alias Bombardieru for the "establishment of an organized criminal group, leading and financing illegal drug activities, and illegal trafficking of high-risk drugs", but was found not guilty by Romania's Supreme Court in 2013.[5]
When he married his second wife, Alina Bogdan, he changed his family name into Bogdan, but reverted to the old family name after they divorced.
In 2015, he had a song dedicated to him and his brother, Adrian Corduneanu (also known as Beleaua), named Mafia. The artist who sings it is Dani Mocanu, well known manele singer.[2][3][6]
Corduneanu died on 15 April 2024, at the age of 54.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Constantin Corduneanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Costel Corduneanu, interlopul care a pus Moldova sub asediu, fost sportiv olimpic" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Iaşi: Liderul clanului Corduneanu a divorţat de nevasta care făcea videochat" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Clanul Cordunenilor acţiona şi la Braşov" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Corduneanu achitat definitiv de Curtea Supremă" (in Romanian). MoldowaNews. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Trei membri ai clanului Corduneanu, puşi în libertate" (in Romanian). Evenimentul zilei. 30 January 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Doliu în sportul românesc: a murit Constantin Corduneanu". Adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 15 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Constantin Corduneanu at the International Wrestling Database
- Constantin Corduneanu at Olympedia
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