FC Dunărea Călărași

Dunărea Călărași
Full name Fotbal Club Dunărea Călărași
Nickname(s) Valahii (The Vlachs)
Short name Dunărea
Founded 1962 (1962)
as FC Dunărea Călărași
2005 (2005)
as FC Dunărea 2005 Călărași
Ground Ion Comșa
Ground Capacity 10,400
Owner Călărași Municipality
Chairman Cristian Zamfir
Manager Mirel Condei (caretaker)
League Liga II
2016–17 Liga II, 7th
Website Club website

FC Dunărea Călărași is a Romanian professional football club from Călărași, Călărași County, Romania, founded in 2005.

They currently play in the Liga II, in the 2016–2017 season after finishing 2nd in the 2015–16 Liga II.

History

In the 1988–1989 season, Dunărea Călărași has played in Divizia B, and after they relegated.

They came back in the Second League and played in 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998. In the 1997–1998 season, Valeriu Petrescu was the coach was and the Chairman was the mayor Nicolae Dragu and the club president was Constantin Sima. The main sponsors of the team were the mayor and the city council.

The best performance of the team was registered in the Cupa României, in the 1991–92 Cupa României edition. Dunărea Călărași played in that season in Divizia C, the Romanian Third League, and they would reach the Quarter-finals, being eliminated by Politehnica Timișoara, a team from Divizia A by 1–0 win at Home and 0–2 lost Away.

In that edition, Politehnica Timișoara played the Cup Final against Steaua București. To qualify in the Quarter-finals, the team eliminated Gloria Bistriţa also a team from Divizia A by 3–2 and after they won against ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș, another team from Divizia A, by 2–1.

Honours

Leagues

Liga II

Runners-up (1): 2015–16

Liga III

Winners (5): 1980–81, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 2014–15
Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2005–06

Cups

Cupa României

Players

First team squad

As of 11 August 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Cezar Lungu (Captain)
3 Romania DF Ionuț Țenea
4 Romania MF Cristian Pușcaș
5 Romania MF Alexandru Dincă
6 Romania MF Gabriel Preoteasa
7 Romania FW Valentin Balint
9 Romania MF Bogdan Danciu
10 Romania MF Andrei Pușcașu
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Baudouin Kanda
12 Romania GK Gabriel Popa
13 Romania DF Silviu Matei
14 Romania MF Călin Cristea
No. Position Player
15 Romania MF Silviu Pană
16 Romania MF Valentin Niculae
17 Romania FW Gelu Velici
18 Romania FW Alexandu Pop
19 Romania FW Valentin Alexandru
20 Romania DF Bogdan Șandru
21 Romania DF Ștefan Mardare
22 Romania DF Florin Ibrian (on loan from Unirea Slobozia)
23 Romania DF Bogdan Stancu
24 Romania MF Marian Drăghiceanu
— Romania FW Alexandru Roșca (on loan from Juventus B.)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
No. Position Player

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Călărași Municipality
President Romania Cristian Zamfir
Executive President vacant
Security Administrator Romania Ion Simion
Stadium Administrator Romania Costel Bogdan
Accountant Romania Ion Runcu
Secretary Romania Laurean Moțățăianu
Delegate Romania George Coman
Photographer Romania Răzvan Pânzăruc

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Mirel Condei (caretaker)
Assistant Manager Romania Dragoș Militaru
Goalkeeping Coach Romania Ion Manu
Fitness Coach Romania Constantin Niculae
Masseur Romania Nicolae Iorga

Notable Managers

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