Viorel Sălceanu

Club career Sălceanu was born on 1 March 1946 in Pașcani, Romania. He began playing football in 1964 at CFR Pașcani in Divizia B. His first achievement at Dinamo was winning the 1967–68 Cupa României, but coach Marian did not use him in the 3–1 victory in the final against Rapid București. In the following three editions of the Cupa României, the club would reach the final and Sălceanu would play in each of them, but they were all lost to rivals Steaua București. In the 1970–71 season, he won his first league title with the club, scoring eight goals in 26 matches under coaches Nicolae Dumitru and Traian Ionescu. During the same season, Sălceanu played four games in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, as they got past PAOK in the first round, being eliminated in the following one by Liverpool against whom he scored one goal. Subsequently, he helped his side eliminate Spartak Trnava in the first round of the 1971–72 European Cup, but got defeated in the next round by Feyenoord. The Red Dogs won another title in the 1972–73 season and he contributed by netting two goals in 17 matches under coach Ion Nunweiller. In the first half of the 1974–75 season, he made five league appearances and scored once under coach Dumitru.

In 1975, Sălceanu joined FC Galați, but the club was relegated at season's end. He remained in first-league football, as he went to play for FC Constanța. Subsequently, he played for Romania's Olympic team and scored one goal in the 4–2 aggregate win over Albania in the first round of the 1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers.

Personal life In 2014, Sălceanu was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of the Municipality of Pașcani.

Honours Politehnica Iași Divizia B: 1967–68 Dinamo București Divizia A: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75 Cupa României: 1967–68, runner-up 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71