Romania Olympic football team

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Romania
Nickname(s) Tricolorii mici (The Small Tricolours)
Association Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Mirel Rădoi
Captain Marius Marin
Top scorer Cornel Pavlovici (6 goals)
FIFA code ROU
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Summer Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 1924 )
Best result5th place, 1964

The Romania Olympic football team represents Romania in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in 1964 (its best result). [1]

Contents

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2021

5 June Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Marbella, Spain
21:00 UTC+03:00 Angulo Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Olympic Games. [2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
121 GK Mihai Aioani (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 23)60 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța
11 GK Mihai Popa (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 22)10 Flag of Romania.svg Astra Giurgiu
221 GK Ștefan Târnovanu (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 22)00 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB

172 DF Ricardo Grigore (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 23)70 Flag of Romania.svg Dinamo București
142 DF Andrei Rațiu (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 24)60 Flag of Spain.svg Huesca
42 DF Alex Pașcanu (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 24)50 Flag of Spain.svg Ponferradina
152 DF Andrei Chindriș (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 24)30 Flag of Romania.svg Botoșani
22 DF Radu Boboc (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 23)40 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța
62 DF Virgil Ghiță (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 24)50 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța
32 DF Florin Ștefan (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 26)40 Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj

183 MF Marco Dulca (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 23)70 Flag of Romania.svg Chindia Târgoviște
83 MF Marius Marin (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 24)70 Flag of Italy.svg Pisa
103 MF Andrei Ciobanu (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 25)70 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța
213 MF Antonio Sefer (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 22)50 Flag of Romania.svg Rapid București
73 MF Ion Gheorghe (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 23)30 Flag of Romania.svg Voluntari
203 MF Alex Dobre (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 24)50 Flag of France.svg Dijon
133 MF Eduard Florescu (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 25)40 Flag of Romania.svg Botoșani
113 MF Valentin Gheorghe (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 25)50 Flag of Romania.svg Astra Giurgiu
53 MF Tudor Băluță (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 23)30 Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion
163 MF Ronaldo Deaconu (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 25)20 Flag of Romania.svg Gaz Metan Mediaș

94 FW George Ganea (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 23)72 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța
194 FW Andrei Sîntean (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 23)50 Flag of Romania.svg Hermannstadt

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Răzvan Sava WD (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 20)00 Flag of Italy.svg Torino v. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 5 June 2021

DF Denis Ciobotariu WD (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 24)00 Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj 2020 Summer Olympics
DF Mihai Velisar (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 24)20 Flag of Romania.svg Gaz Metan Mediaș v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
DF Cristian Manea (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 25)20 Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
DF Gabriel Buta (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
DF Radu Drăgușin WD (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus v. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 5 June 2021

MF Dragoș Nedelcu WD (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 25)20 Flag of Germany.svg Fortuna Düsseldorf 2020 Summer Olympics
MF Octavian Popescu (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 20)20 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
MF Ovidiu Perianu (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 20)20 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
MF George Cîmpanu (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 22)20 Flag of Romania.svg CS U Craiova v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
MF Alexandru Mățan (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 23)20 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
MF David Miculescu (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 21)10 Flag of Romania.svg UTA Arad v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
MF Ștefan Baiaram (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 20)00 Flag of Romania.svg CS U Craiova v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
MF Claudiu Petrila (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 22)00 Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj v. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico , 5 June 2021

FW George Pușcaș WD (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 26)00 Flag of England.svg Reading 2020 Summer Olympics
FW Valentin Costache (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 24)20 Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj v. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia , 9 June 2021
Notes

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics final tournament record [3] Summer Olympics qualifiers record [3]
GamesCompeted asSquadCoachPerformancePldWDLGFGAPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1924 – Paris Flag of Romania.svg  Kingdom of Romania Squad Flag of Romania.svg Adrian SuciuRound of 16100106
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1928 – Amsterdam did not qualify
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 – Berlin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1948 – London
Flag of Finland.svg 1952 – Helsinki Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg  Romanian People's Republic Squad Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg Gheorghe Popescu I Preliminary round100112
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1956 – Melbourne did not qualifyWithdrew
Flag of Italy.svg 1960 – Rome 3411224
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1964 – Tokyo Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romanian People's Republic Squad Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Silviu Ploeșteanu Fifth place6411126Second round5401107
Flag of Mexico.svg 1968 – Mexico City did not qualifySecond round200202
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 – Munich 2200235
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 – Montreal 2430195
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 – Moscow First round210123
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 – Los Angeles 2632175
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1988 – Seoul 48215517
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 – Barcelona See Romania national under-21 football team
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 – Atlanta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 – Sydney
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 – Athens
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 – Beijing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 – London
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 – Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 – Tokyo Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Squad Flag of Romania.svg Mirel Rădoi Group stage311114

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