Nicolae Oțeleanu

Nicolae Pascu Oțeleanu (6 January 1908 - 5 May 1970) was a Romanian football defender and manager and also a World War II veteran.^[1][3][4][5]

Nicolae Oțeleanu

Personal information
Full name	Nicolae Pascu Oțeleanu[1]
Date of birth	(1908-01-06)6 January 1908[1]
Place of birth	Brăila, Romania[1]
Date of death	5 May 1970(1970-05-05) (aged 62)[1]
Place of death	Craiova, Romania[1]
Position(s)	Defender[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1929	Sparta București
1929–1933	Sportul Studențesc București
1933–1937	Sporting Chişinău
International career
1926	Romania	1	(0)
Managerial career
1953	Armata Craiova
1954–1956	Universitatea Craiova
	Metalul 7 Noiembrie Craiova
	Progresul Caracal
	Progresul Craiova
1963–1965	Universitatea Craiova
1967–1968	Electroputere Craiova
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

Oțeleanu played football as a defender at Sparta București, Sportul Studențesc București and Sporting Chişinău.^[1][3][4] He fought for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II as a lieutenant colonel having achievements for which he was decorated.^[1][3][4] In 1953 he became a manager, managing to be the first manager that promoted Universitatea Craiova to the second division in 1954 and later to the first division in 1964.^[4][6][7][8] He was also the first manager that promoted Electroputere Craiova to the second division in 1968.^[1][3][4][6]

International career

Oțeleanu appeared in one friendly game for Romania which ended with a 6–1 victory against Bulgaria, played on the Romcomit Stadium from Bucharest.^[9][10][11]

Honours

Military decorations

• Ordinul "Steaua României" cu spade şi panglici de Virtute Militară, clasa a V-a (Order "Star of Romania" with swords and ribbons of Military Virtue, 5th class) (1945)^[1][3][4]
• Medalia Eliberarea de sub jugul fascist (Medal Liberation from the fascist yoke) (20 August 1947)^[1][3][4]
• Crucea cehoslovacă (The Czechoslovak Cross) (1947)^[1][3][4]
• Medalia Pentru Victoria asupra Germaniei în Marele Război de Apărare a Patriei (Medal for Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War) (1941–1945)^[1][3][4]

Manager

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia B: 1963–64^[1][3][6][4]

Electroputere Craiova

• Divizia C: 1967–68^[1][3][6][4]