Valeriu Soare
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Valeriu Soare (born 25 June 1932) is a Romanian former footballer, playing mainly as central forward. He had played for Progresul București.[1][3]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1932-06-25) 25 June 1932 (age 91) | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1963 | Progresul București[lower-alpha 1] | 148 | (3) |
International career | |||
1956–1960 | Romania | 7[lower-alpha 2] | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Valeriu Soare played five games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 28 June 1956 under coach Gheorghe Popescu I in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Norway.[2][4] He also played three games at the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers as Romania reached the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia, who advanced to the final tournament.[2][5] He also appeared twice for Romania's Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[2]
Progresul București
- The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Progresul București are not official.[1]
- Including 2 appearances for Romania's Olympic team[2]
- Valeriu Soare at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- "Valeriu Soare". European Football. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- Valeriu Soare at WorldFootball.net
- "Romania 2-0 Norway". European Football. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- Valeriu Soare at National-Football-Teams.com