Gheorghe Dungu

Gheorghe Dungu (5 April 1929 – 15 June 2023) was a Romanian football player and manager.

Club career Dungu was born on 5 April 1929 in Bucharest, Romania, and when he was six years old his family moved to Făgăraș. He started playing football at Explosivi Făgăraș, first as a forward. He also helped Rapid reach two Cupa României finals in 1961 and 1962 under coach Ion Mihăilescu which were lost to Arieșul Turda and Steaua București, respectively.

International career Dungu played two friendly games for Romania, making his debut on 30 September 1962 in a 4–0 victory against Morocco, as coach Constantin Teașcă used him in the first 80 minutes, being replaced for the last 10 by Vasile Sfetcu. In the second game which took place on 14 October 1962, Teașcă played him the entire match in the 3–2 away loss to East Germany.

Managerial career Dungu coached several teams in the Romanian lower leagues, the first one being Progresul Alexandria in 1963.

Honours Rapid București Divizia A runner-up: 1948–49, 1950 Cupa României runner-up: 1960–61, 1961–62 Cupa Primăverii: 1957