Valeriu Soare

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

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

• Cupa României: 1959–60^[6]

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)
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