Dumitru Nicolae (footballer, born 1943)

Romanian footballer

Dumitru Nicolae
Personal information
Date of birth	(1943-04-29) 29 April 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth	Tinosu, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Youth career
1957–1962	Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Petrolul Ploiești	21	(0)
1964–1970	Steaua București	138	(0)
1970–1973	Sportul Studențesc București	47	(0)
1973–1975	CSM Suceava	17	(0)
1975–1977	Prahova Ploiești
Total		223	(0)
International career
1967–1968	Romania	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dumitru Nicolae (born 29 April 1943) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defender.

International career

Dumitru Nicolae played six games at international level for Romania, making his debut in friendly which ended with a 2–1 victory against France. He made two appearances at the Euro 1968 qualifiers and one at the 1970 World Cup qualifiers. He also played two games for Romania's Olympic team at the 1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers.

Steaua București

Sportul Studențesc București

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^ "Dumitru Nicolae". European Football. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ Dumitru Nicolae at National-Football-Teams.com
Dumitru Nicolae at WorldFootball.net
"Fotbaliştii care au creat istoria clubului STEAUA BUCUREŞTI" [The football players who created the history of STEAUA BUCHAREST] (in Romanian). fcsteaua.ro. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
"Drama unei foste vedete de la Steaua! Acum lucrează ca taximetrist și e bolnav: "Era să mor!"" [The drama of a former star from Steaua! He now works as a taxi driver and is sick: "I almost died!"] (in Romanian). Cancan.ro. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
"France – Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
"Romanian Cup – Season 1962–1963". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 April 2020.