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Valeriu Soare

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Valeriu Soare
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-06-25) 25 June 1932 (age 92)
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[a] 148 (3)
International career
1956–1960 Romania 7[b] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

International career

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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

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Progresul București

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b Valeriu Soare at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d "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