Constantin Stanciu

Constantin Stanciu (24 September 1907 – 27 March 1986) was a Romanian football forward.

Constantin Stanciu

Stanciu in 1966
Personal information
Date of birth	(1907-09-24)24 September 1907[1]
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	27 March 1986(1986-03-27) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1926	Venus București	36	(9)
1926–1927	Fulgerul Chișinău	14	(8)
1927–1935	Venus București	62	(6)
1935–1939	FC Juventus București	22	(2)
1939	Metalosport București	10	(1)
Total		144	(26)
International career
1929–1931	Romania	8	(4)
Managerial career
1954	Farul Constanța
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Stanciu made a total of eight appearances over his career and scored four goals for the Romania national team. His career in club football was spent at Venus București between 1923 and 1927, he played for Fulgerul Chișinău in 1926–1927 and he returned to Venus București. He then played for Juventus București until 1939, and he terminated his career in 1939 with Metalosport București.^[2]

International career

Constantin Stanciu played 8 games and scored four goals at international level for Romania, making his debut on 15 September 1929 when coach Constantin Rădulescu sent him on the field in the 65th minute in order to replace Nicolae Kovács in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away victory against Bulgaria.^[3][4] He played three games at the 1929–31 Balkan Cup, scoring a double in a 5–2 victory against Bulgaria as Romania won the competition.^[3] He was part of Romania's squad at the 1930 World Cup playing in the first game, a 3–1 victory against Peru in which he was heavily tackled in the first half by Luis de Souza and Alberto Denegri, walking limping in the second half of the game as no substitutions were allowed, managing to score the 2–1 goal with his injured leg.^[1][3] Stanciu played his last two games for the national team in the victorious 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs, scoring a goal in a 4–1 victory against Czechoslovakia.^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 July 1930	Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay	Peru	2–1	3–1	1930 FIFA World Cup
2.	10 May 1931	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania	Bulgaria	4–1	5–2	1929–31 Balkan Cup
3.				5–1
4.	20 September 1931	Stadionul Carol al-II-lea, Oradea, Romania	Czechoslovakia	1–0	4–1	1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs

Honours

Venus București

• Divizia A: 1928–29, 1931–32, 1933–34^[2]

Romania

• Balkan Cup: 1929–31^[3][5]
• Central European International Cup: 1931–34^[3][6]