Florea Birtașu

Club career Birtașu was born on 1 February 1930 and began playing football in 1950 at Flacăra Roșie București. Afterwards he went to play at CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc for two years. In the following season, Birtașu helped the club win the first Divizia A title in its history, being used by Niculescu in 18 games. He played in the first European match for a Romanian team during the 1956–57 European Cup, a 3–1 victory against Galatasaray. The Red Dogs advanced to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia, Birtașu making two appearances in the campaign. In 1960, after totaling 96 Divizia A appearances, Birtașu went to play for CFR Roșiori in Divizia B for a few years. His following two games were friendlies, a 1–0 victory against Norway and a 4–1 loss to Sweden.

Honours Dinamo București Divizia A: 1955 Cupa României runner-up: 1954 Progresul București Cupa României: 1959–60