Sport in Romania are an important part of the country's culture. Romania has risen to prominence in a number of sporting areas in recent decades. Association football is the most popular sport in Romania, a nation of 20 million. The most successful club is Steaua Bucharest, who were the first Eastern European side to win the European Cup and the European Supercup in 1986. Romania is one of only four national teams from Europe that took part in the first World Cup in 1930. The Romania national football team has taken part in seven FIFA World Cups and had its most successful run during the 1990s, when they reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing to Sweden in the penalty shootout. Romania was ranked third by FIFA in 1997.
Mihaela Buzărnescu is a Romanian professional tennis player.
Andrei Cosmin Ciolacu is a Romanian footballer who plays as a striker for Maltese club Birkirkara. In his career, Ciolacu played also for teams such as: Rapid București, Târgu Mureș or FC Tskhinvali, among others.
Teodora Albon is a Romanian football referee. Albon started her refereeing career in 2000 while still playing for Clujana Cluj-Napoca, where she was coached by her husband, Mirel Albon, a former Liga I assistant referee.
Cristina Carp is a Romanian footballer who plays as a forward for Como in the Serie A and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Mihaela Horvat is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Croatia women's national team.
Cristina Musteață is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a centre-back and has appeared for the Moldova women's national team.
Nadejda Colesnicenco is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Moldova women's national team.
Adina-Gina Rognean is a Romanian footballer who plays as a forward and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Andrea Herczeg is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Szent Mihály FC and the Romania women's national team.
Beatrice Tărășilă is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Bianca Sandu is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Brigitta Gődér, sometimes written as Brigita Goder is a Romanian footballer of hungarian ethnicity who plays as a midfielder for Haladás-Viktória and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Claudia Bistrian is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Erika Geréd, sometimes written as Erika Gered is a Romanian footballer of hungarian ethnicity who plays as a midfielder for Vasas Femina FC and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Isabelle Mihail is a Romanian footballer who plays as a forward and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Melinda Nagy is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Oana Negrea is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Romania women's national team.
Ion-Marcel Ciolacu is a Romanian politician who currently serves as the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and President of The Chamber of Deputies.
Ciolacu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
