Constantin Dinulescu

Constantin Dinulescu (19 April 1931 – 1 February 2017) was a Romanian football forward who played for Romania in the 1960 European Nations' Cup.

Club career Dinulescu was born on 19 April 1931 in București, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1945 at Unirea Tricolor București. Dinulescu scored a personal record of 17 goals in the 1955 season which made him the second top-scorer of the league, having one goal fewer than teammate Ion Ciosescu. On 1 July 1956 he scored a goal in a 2–1 West derby victory against UTA Arad. He won the 1959–60 Cupa României with Progresul, but coach Augustin Botescu did not use him in the final. In 1957, Dinulescu switched teams again, transferring from Politehnica to Progresul București. There, he made his last Divizia A appearance on 8 December 1963 in a 1–0 away loss to Petrolul Ploiești, totaling 184 matches with 80 goals in the competition.

Dinulescu played three games and scored two goals for Romania. He made his debut on 30 September 1962, opening the score under coach Augustin Botescu in a 2–1 friendly loss to rivals Hungary in which he was also sent off in the 67th minute. Subsequently, he scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Turkey in the Euro 1960 qualifiers which helped his side reach the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia who advanced to the final tournament. He also officiated at international and European club level.

Personal life and death In 2008, Dinulescu received the Honorary Citizen of Timișoara title.

Dinulescu died on 1 February 2017 at age 85.

Honours Progresul București Cupa României: 1959–60