Romania Olympic football team
Nickname(s) | Tricolorii mici (The Small Tricolours) | ||
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Association | Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | vacant | ||
Captain | Marius Marin | ||
Top scorer | Cornel Pavlovici (6 goals) | ||
FIFA code | ROU | ||
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Summer Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1924) | ||
Best result | 5th place, 1964 |
The Romania Olympic football team represents Romania in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1924, Romania ranked fifth in 1964 (its best result).[1]
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2021
Mexico v Romania
5 June Friendly | Mexico | 1–0 | Romania | Marbella, Spain |
21:00 UTC+03:00 | Angulo 75' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
Australia v Romania
8 June Friendly | Australia | 0–1 | Romania | Marbella, Spain |
21:00 UTC+03:00 | Ganea 10' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
Romania v Saudi Arabia
10 July Friendly | Romania | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia | Mogoșoaia, Romania |
19:00 UTC+03:00 | Ganea 16' | Al-Dawsari 33' | Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia |
Romania v Saudi Arabia
13 July Friendly | Romania | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia | Mogoșoaia, Romania |
18:00 UTC+03:00 | Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia |
Honduras v Romania
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Honduras | 0–1 Source (FIFA) | Romania | Kashima, Japan |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Oliva 45+1' (o.g.) | Stadium: Kashima Stadium |
Romania v South Korea
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Romania | 0–4 Source (FIFA) | South Korea | Kashima, Japan |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Marin 27' (o.g.) Um Won-sang 59' Lee Kang-in 84' (pen.), 90' | Stadium: Kashima Stadium |
Romania v New Zealand
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B | Romania | 0–0 | New Zealand | Sapporo, Japan |
17:30 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Sapporo Dome |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Olympic Games.[2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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12 | 1GK | Mihai Aioani | (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | Rapid București |
1 | 1GK | Mihai Popa | (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Torino FC |
22 | 1GK | Ștefan Târnovanu | (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | FCSB |
17 | 2DF | Ricardo Grigore | (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 0 | CD Eldense |
14 | 2DF | Andrei Rațiu | (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 26) | 6 | 0 | Rayo |
4 | 2DF | Alex Pașcanu | (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | Rapid București |
15 | 2DF | Andrei Chindriș | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Lechia Gdánsk |
2 | 2DF | Radu Boboc | (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) | 4 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj |
6 | 2DF | Virgil Ghiță | (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26) | 5 | 0 | Cracovia |
3 | 2DF | Florin Ștefan | (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) | 4 | 0 | Sepsi OSK |
18 | 3MF | Marco Dulca | (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 0 | Chindia Târgoviște |
8 | 3MF | Marius Marin | (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | Pisa |
10 | 3MF | Andrei Ciobanu | (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | Farul Constanța |
21 | 3MF | Antonio Sefer | (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | Rapid București |
7 | 3MF | Ion Gheorghe | (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Voluntari |
20 | 3MF | Alex Dobre | (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26) | 5 | 0 | Dijon |
13 | 3MF | Eduard Florescu | (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | Botoșani |
11 | 3MF | Valentin Gheorghe | (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27) | 5 | 0 | Astra Giurgiu |
5 | 3MF | Tudor Băluță | (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
16 | 3MF | Ronaldo Deaconu | (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
9 | 4FW | George Ganea | (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 2 | Farul Constanța |
19 | 4FW | Andrei Sîntean | (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | Hermannstadt |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Răzvan Sava WD | (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Torino | v. Mexico, 5 June 2021 |
DF | Denis Ciobotariu WD | (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | CFR Cluj | 2020 Summer Olympics |
DF | Mihai Velisar | (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
DF | Cristian Manea | (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | CFR Cluj | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
DF | Gabriel Buta | (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Farul Constanța | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
DF | Radu Drăgușin WD | (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Juventus | v. Mexico, 5 June 2021 |
MF | Dragoș Nedelcu WD | (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2020 Summer Olympics |
MF | Octavian Popescu | (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | FCSB | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Ovidiu Perianu | (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | FCSB | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | George Cîmpanu | (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | CS U Craiova | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Alexandru Mățan | (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Columbus Crew | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | David Miculescu | (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | UTA Arad | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Ștefan Baiaram | (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | CS U Craiova | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
MF | Claudiu Petrila | (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | CFR Cluj | v. Mexico, 5 June 2021 |
FW | George Pușcaș WD | (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Reading | 2020 Summer Olympics |
FW | Valentin Costache | (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | CFR Cluj | v. Australia, 9 June 2021 |
- Notes
- INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
- RET = Player who retired from national team
- WD = Player withdrew from the squad
Summer Olympics record
Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists
Summer Olympics | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
1924 to 1956 | See Romania national football team | See Romania national football team | |||||||||||||||
1960 | Italy | Did not qualify | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
1964 | Japan | Fifth place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | R2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
1968 | Mexico | Did not qualify | R2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
1972 | West Germany | R2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
1976 | Canada | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||
1980 | Soviet Union | R1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
1984 | United States | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
1988 | South Korea | 4th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |||||||||
1992 | Spain | See Romania national under-21 football team | |||||||||||||||
1996 | United States | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | Australia | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | Greece | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | China | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | Japan | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad | ||||||||
2024 | France | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
Total | Fifth place | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | — | 1/8 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 51 |
See also
- Sport in Romania
- Football in Romania
- Women's football in Romania
- Football in Romania
- Romania men's national football team
- Romania men's national under-21 football team
- Romania women's national football team
- Romania women's national under-19 football team
- Romania women's national under-17 football team
References
- ^ "27 mai 1924 - România debutează în competiţia de fotbal de la Jocurile Olimpice" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo". Federația Română de Fotbal. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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