Florea Voinea

Florea Voinea (born 21 April 1941) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Early career Voinea was born on 21 April 1941 in Puchenii Moșneni, Prahova County, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1956 at Rafinăria 1 Ploiești and then for Petrolul Ploiești. He started to play at senior level in 1959 at Divizia B club Prahova Ploiești.

Steaua București

In 1961, Voinea joined Steaua București where he won the 1967–68 title, as the team's top-scorer with 13 goals in 25 matches under coach Ștefan Kovács. He also won five Cupa României, scoring in all finals, including doubles in the last two, both 2–1 victories against rivals Dinamo București. He is Steaua's top-scorer in the derby against Dinamo with 13 goals in all competitions. During these years, Voinea represented The Military Men in 14 European competition matches, scoring two goals. However, in June 1970, dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu visited France, where he was invited by president Georges Pompidou. He scored his first goals on 3 October, netting a hat-trick in a 4–3 win over Sochaux. Voinea and compatriot Pârcălab finished the 1971–72 season with each scoring 11 goals, which helped the team finish second in the championship. He made his last French Division 1 appearance on 27 May 1972 in a 4–0 success over Saint-Étienne, totaling 50 matches with 18 goals in the competition. Voinea also played for Nîmes in two UEFA Cup matches. Voinea ended his career in 1976, after playing one season in Divizia B for UM Timișoara. He was the nation's top-scorer in the tournament with four goals, including one in the 4–1 victory against Yugoslavia in the final. He also played for the Olympic team in a 2–1 victory against Denmark in the 1964 Summer Olympics qualifiers.

Voinea played one friendly game for Romania, appearing on 29 October 1967 under coach Constantin Teașcă in a 0–0 draw against Poland.

For winning the 1962 European Under-18 Championship, Voinea was decorated by President of Romania, Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008, with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal of "Sportive Merit") Class III.

Honours Steaua București Divizia A: 1967–68

Romania U18 UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1962