Ion Munteanu (footballer)

Ion Munteanu
Personal information
Date of birth	7 June 1955
Place of birth	Buria, Romania
Date of death	24 March 2006 (aged 50)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1965–1967	Steaua "23 August"
1967–1974	Autobuzul București
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1978	Autobuzul București
1979–1988	Sportul Studențesc București
1989	Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea
International career‡
1980	Romania Olympic
1979–1984	Romania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2019

Ion Munteanu (7 June 1955 – 24 March 2006) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left back for Autobuzul București, Sportul Studențesc București and Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.^[1]^[2] He died in 2006 because of cirrhosis.^[3]

International career

Ion Munteanu played 23 matches at international level for Romania, making his debut on 14 October 1979 under coach Constantin Cernăianu in a friendly which ended with a 3–1 loss against the Soviet Union.^[4]^[5] He played two games at the Euro 1980 qualifiers, seven at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers and two at the successful 1977–80 Balkan Cup.^[4]^[6] He also played one match for Romania's Olympic team.^[4]

Sportul Studenţesc

Romania

^ Ion Munteanu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ Ion Munteanu at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "A murit fostul fotbalist Ion Munteanu" [The former footballer Ion Munteanu died] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ion Munteanu". European Football. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Soviet Union – Romania 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Balkan Cup 1977–80". European Football. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "1978–79 Cupa României". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

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