FC Dunărea Călărași

Dunărea Călărași

Full name	Fotbal Club Dunărea Călărași
Nickname(s)	Valahii (The Vlachs)
Short name	Dunărea Călărași
Founded	1962 (1962) as FC Dunărea Călărași 2005 (2005) as FC Dunărea 2005 Călărași
Ground	Ion Comșa
Ground Capacity	10,000
Owner	Călărași Municipality
Chairman	Bogdan Leu
Manager	Adrian Mihalcea
League	Liga II
2015–16	Liga II, Seria I, 2nd
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

FC Dunărea Călărași is a Romanian professional football club from Călărași, Călărași County, Romania, founded in 1962 and then refounded 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

• Quarter-finals (1): 1991–92

Current squad

As of 26 October 2016

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Cezar Lungu 2 DF Silviu Matei 3 DF Ionuț Țenea 4 DF Bogdan Panait (Captain) 5 MF Ovidiu Popescu 6 MF Gabriel Preoteasa (on loan from Viitorul) 7 FW Valentin Balint 8 MF Victor Petre 9 MF Bogdan Danciu 10 MF Alexandru Ciocâlteu 11 FW Baudouin Kanda 12 GK Gabriel Popa

No. Position Player 13 DF Daniel Barna 15 MF Alexandru Dincă 16 MF Boris Živanović 17 FW Denis Dobra 18 MF Paul Radu (on loan from Dinamo București) 19 FW Mircea Ștefan 20 DF Bogdan Șandru (on loan from Pandurii Târgu Jiu) 22 MF Florinel Ibrian (on loan from Unirea Slobozia) 23 DF Costin Mihuț 24 MF Emanuel Dat 25 MF Rafael Licu 98 GK Ștefan Păun

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 — FW Daniel Gheorghe (at Înainte Modelu)

No. Position Player

Club Officials

Board of directors Role Name Owner Călărași Municipality Board Chairman Cristian Zamfir President Bogdan Leu Security Administrator Ion Simion Stadium Administrator Costel Bogdan Accountant Runcu Ion Secretary Laurean Moțățăianu Delegate George Coman Photographer Răzvan Pânzăruc

Current technical staff Role Name Manager Adrian Mihalcea Assistant Manager Mirel Condei Goalkeeping Coach Ion Manu Fitness Coach Constantin Niculae Masseur Nicolae Iorga

Notable Managers