Valeriu Soare

Valeriu Soare (born 25 June 1932) is a Romanian former footballer, playing mainly as central forward. He had played for Progresul București.[1][3]

Valeriu Soare
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-06-25) 25 June 1932
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)
National team
1956–1960 Romania 7[lower-alpha 2] (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

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]

Honours

Progresul București

Notes
  1. The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Progresul București are not official.[1]
  2. Including 2 appearances for Romania's Olympic team[2]

References
  1. Valeriu Soare at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. "Valeriu Soare". European Football. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Valeriu Soare at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Romania 2-0 Norway". European Football. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. European Championship 1960 – Details Final Tournament
  6. Valeriu Soare at National-Football-Teams.com
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