| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1940-04-19)19 April 1940[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Băilești, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 2011(2011-06-16) (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger[1][2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1959 | Metalul Bocșa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1960 | Șoimii Timișoara | ||
| 1960–1961 | Metalul Bocșa | ||
| 1961–1967 | Jiul Petroșani | 132 | (24) |
| 1967–1972 | Universitatea Craiova | 99 | (5) |
| 1972–1974 | Minerul Motru | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 269 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1968 | Romania | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 January 2020 | |||
Florea Martinovici (19 April 1940 – 16 June 2011) was a Romanian footballer who played as a winger.[1][2]
Club career
Martinovici was born on 19 April 1940 in Băilești, Romania and began playing football in 1954 at local club Metalul.[1] In 1959 he moved to Șoimii Timișoara, but after one year he returned to Metalul.[1] In 1961 he joined Jiul Petroșani where he made his Divizia A debut on 27 August under coach Bazil Marian in a 1–0 away victory against UTA Arad in which he scored the goal.[1][3] The team was relegated at the end of his first season.[1] He stayed with the club, helping it get promoted back to the first league at the end of the 1965–66 season.[1] In 1967, Martinovici went to Universitatea Craiova.[1] There, he made his only two appearances in European competitions in the 4–2 aggregate loss to Pécsi Dózsa in the first round of the 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[1][4] On 12 December 1971, he made his last Divizia A appearance in Craiova's 2–0 home win over Farul Constanța, totaling 142 matches with 13 goals in the competition.[1] In 1972 he joined Minerul Motru in Divizia C, helping them gain promotion to the second league after one year.[1] Subsequently, Martinovici ended his career after playing 12 games during the 1973–74 Divizia B season.[1]
International career
Martinovici was the first Universitatea Craiova player who played for Romania's national team.[2] He made his debut on 23 April 1967 under coach Ilie Oană in a 7–0 victory against Cyprus in the Euro 1968 qualifiers in which he scored a goal.[2][5][6] Subsequently, he made one more appearance for the national team in a 2–0 victory against Switzerland during the 1970 World Cup qualifiers.[2][5][7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Martinovici goal.[5]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 23 April 1967 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania |  Cyprus |
2–0 | 7–0 | Euro 1968 qualifiers |
Death
Martinovici died on 16 June 2011 at age 71.[1][2][5]
Honours
Jiul Petroșani
Minerul Motru
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Florea Martinovici at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f "Fosta extremă din anii 60-70, Florea Martinovici, a decedat la vârsta de 71 de ani" [The former winger of the years 60's and 70's, Florea Martinovici, died at the age of 71] (in Romanian). Cvlpress.ro. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "UTA Arad vs Jiul Petrosani 0-1". Labtof. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Acum 55 de ani Craiova debuta în cupele europene" [55 years ago Craiova made its debut in European cups] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
"Ultimul meci al lui Florea Martinovici" [The last match of Florea Martinovici] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
"Florea Martinovici. UEFA Cup 1970/1971". WorldFootball. Retrieved 1 November 2025. - ^ a b c d "Florea Martinovici". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Cyprus 7:0". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Switzerland 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
External links
- Florea Martinovici at National-Football-Teams.com
- Florea Martinovici at WorldFootball.net
- Florea Martinovici at Labtof.ro
