Viorel Turcu
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-08-09)9 August 1960
Place of birth Popești, Romania
Date of death 29 November 2020(2020-11-29) (aged 60)
Place of death Piatra Neamț, Romania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1982 Argeș Pitești 86 (10)
1983 Steaua București 23 (5)
1984 Dinamo București 11 (2)
1984–1986 Olt Scornicești 60 (13)
1986 Steaua București 5 (0)
1986–1989 Olt Scornicești 66 (12)
1989–1990 UTA Arad
1991 Nistrul Chișinău 2 (0)
1991–1992 Szarvasi Vasas 3 (0)
1992–1996 Olt Scornicești
Total 256 (42)
International career
1982 Romania 7 (1)
Managerial career
1992–1996 Olt Scornicești (player-coach)[1]
2009–2011 Argeșul Mihăilești[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Viorel Turcu (9 August 1960 – 29 November 2020) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2][3][4]

International career

In 1982, Viorel Turcu played in 7 friendly matches at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Mircea Lucescu in a 4–1 loss against Belgium.[5][6] He scored his only goal in a 4–0 victory against Japan, a team against which he also played his last game for the national team, a 3–1 victory.[5][7][8]

Honours

Argeș Pitești

Dinamo București

Steaua București

  1. 1 2 "Viața de film a atacantului care și-a pierdut copilul, soția și picioarele: șantajat de Dinamo, amenințat de Steaua, talent risipit și anecdote cu Dobrin, Lăcătuș, Ceaușescu și Ilie Dumitrescu" [The film life of the striker who lost his child, his wife and his legs: blackmailed by Dinamo, threatened by Steaua, wasted talent and anecdotes with Dobrin, Lăcătuș, Ceaușescu and Ilie Dumitrescu] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "VIDEO Primul beneficiar al fondului de ajutoare al LPF. Viorel Turcu a primit 10.000 de lei pentru proteze noi" [TVIDEO The first beneficiary of the LPF aid fund. Viorel Turcu received 10,000 lei for new prostheses] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Viorel Turcu, fostul campion cu FC Argeș, Steaua și Dinamo, a decedat la 60 de ani" [Viorel Turcu, former champion with FC Argeș, Steaua and Dinamo, died at 60 years] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Viorel Turcu". Magyarfutball. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Viorel Turcu". European Football. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Belgium - Romania 4:1". European Football. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Romania - Japan 4:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Romania - Japan 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Viorel Turcu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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