Constantin Dinulescu (19 April 1931 â 1 February 2017) was a Romanian football forward who played for Romania in the 1960 European Nations' Cup.
Dinulescu was born on 19 April 1931 in BucureÃÂti, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1945 at Unirea Tricolor BucureÃÂti. He started playing senior-level football in the regional championship for UCB BucureÃÂti. In 1950 he joined Divizia B club Progresul ICAS BucureÃÂti. Subsequently, in 1952 he went to play for ÃÂtiinÃÂa IaÃÂi in the same division. Two years later he joined ÃÂtiinÃÂa TimiÃÂoara, making his Divizia A debut on 21 March 1954 under coach Eugen Mladin in a 0âÂÂ0 away draw against Metalul Hunedoara. Dinulescu scored a personal record of 17 goals in the 1955 season which made him the second top-scorer of the league, having one goal fewer than teammate Ion Ciosescu. On 1 July 1956 he scored a goal in a 2âÂÂ1 West derby victory against UTA Arad. He won the 1959âÂÂ60 Cupa României with Progresul, but coach Augustin Botescu did not use him in the final. In 1957, Dinulescu switched teams again, transferring from Politehnica to Progresul BucureÃÂti. Five years later, in 1962 he went to Farul ConstanÃÂa where he was part of the team's prolific offensive trio alongside Ciosescu and Iosif Bükössy. There, he made his last Divizia A appearance on 8 December 1963 in a 1âÂÂ0 away loss to Petrolul PloieÃÂti, totaling 184 matches with 80 goals in the competition.
Between 1956 and 1959, Dinulescu made several appearances for Romania's B and Olympic teams.
Dinulescu played three games and scored two goals for Romania. He made his debut on 30 September 1962, opening the score under coach Augustin Botescu in a 2âÂÂ1 friendly loss to rivals Hungary in which he was also sent off in the 67th minute. Subsequently, he scored a goal in a 3âÂÂ0 win over Turkey in the Euro 1960 qualifiers which helped his side reach the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia who advanced to the final tournament.
After he ended his playing career, Dinulescu became a referee who officiated 113 Divizia A matches over the course of 12 seasons. He also officiated at international and European club level.
In 2008, Dinulescu received the Honorary Citizen of TimiÃÂoara title.
Dinulescu died on 1 February 2017 at age 85.
Progresul BucureÃÂti