Constantin Dumitriu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1953[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Progresul București | 29 | (2) |
| 1972–1976 | Steaua București | 72 | (4) |
| 1976–1982 | Corvinul Hunedoara | 156 | (16) |
| Total | 257 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Romania U23 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Constantin Dumitriu (born 14 November 1953), commonly known as Dumitriu IV is a Romanian former football midfielder.
Dumitriu was born on 14 November 1953 in Bucharest, Romania.[1] He began playing football at Progresul București, making his Divizia A debut on 8 May 1971 under coach Petre Moldoveanu in a 1–0 home victory against Rapid București.[1][2] The team was relegated by the end of the season, but he stayed with the club for one more season in Divizia B.[1] In 1972, Dumitriu joined Steaua București.[1] In the 1975–76 season, he helped Steaua win The Double, being used by coach Emerich Jenei in 15 league games.[1][3] Subsequently, he went to play for Corvinul Hunedoara in 1976.[1] There, in the 1977–78 season, he scored a career best of seven goals.[1] The club was relegated at the end of the 1978–79 season, but Dumitriu stayed with the team, helping them gain promotion back to the first league after one year.[1] On 2 June 1982, he made his last Divizia A appearance in Corvinul's 3–1 away loss to Politehnica Timișoara, totaling 207 matches with 19 goals in the competition.[1]
International career
Dumitriu played 11 matches from 1973 to 1975 for Romania's under-23 team.[4]
Personal life
Dumitriu is the younger brother of Emil Dumitriu, also known as Dumitriu II, and Dumitru Dumitriu, known as Dumitriu III, both of whom were international footballers.[5][6]