Petea Vâlcov
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Petre "Petea" Vâlcov was a Romanian football player. Forming a well-known attacking triple for Venus Bucureşti
alongside his two brothers, Colea
and Volodea, he was one of the most efficient goal-scorers in the Romanian First League.
. Despite his goalscoring ability, he was never the top-goalscorer of the Divizia A.
in a June 1933 Balkan Cup
match against Bulgaria
. He had a great spell and scored two goals as Romania won 7-0.
Vâlcov played a total of seven games for the Tricolours and netted four goals.
. He died in November 1943, fighting against the Soviets in the Kalmyk Steppe
.
Venus Bucuresti
Venus București was a Romanian football club based in Bucharest, nicknamed Negrii due to their all black shirts. Before being dissolved by the Communist authorities, Venus was the most successful football club in Romania, winning eight Liga I championships.The club's colours were black and white,...
alongside his two brothers, Colea
Colea Vâlcov
Nicolae 'Colea' Vâlcov was a Romanian footballer and manager. He played for Venus Bucureşti....
and Volodea, he was one of the most efficient goal-scorers in the Romanian First League.
Career
He played for only two clubs : Mihai Viteazu Chişinău and Venus BucureştiVenus Bucuresti
Venus București was a Romanian football club based in Bucharest, nicknamed Negrii due to their all black shirts. Before being dissolved by the Communist authorities, Venus was the most successful football club in Romania, winning eight Liga I championships.The club's colours were black and white,...
. Despite his goalscoring ability, he was never the top-goalscorer of the Divizia A.
International career
Petea Vâlcov made his debut for the national sideRomania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
in a June 1933 Balkan Cup
Balkan Cup
The Balkan Cup was an international football tournament played on and off between 1929 and 1980 between countries from the Balkan region. The first tournament was played between Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over 3 years from 1929 to 1931....
match against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
. He had a great spell and scored two goals as Romania won 7-0.
Vâlcov played a total of seven games for the Tricolours and netted four goals.
International Goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 June 1933 | ONEF Stadium, Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
7-0 | Win | Balkan Cup Balkan Cup The Balkan Cup was an international football tournament played on and off between 1929 and 1980 between countries from the Balkan region. The first tournament was played between Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over 3 years from 1929 to 1931.... |
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| 2 | 4 June 1933 | ONEF Stadium, Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
7-0 | Win | Balkan Cup Balkan Cup The Balkan Cup was an international football tournament played on and off between 1929 and 1980 between countries from the Balkan region. The first tournament was played between Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over 3 years from 1929 to 1931.... |
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| 3 | 25 August 1935 | Steigerwaldstadion Steigerwaldstadion Steigerwaldstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Erfurt, Germany. The stadium is able to hold 19,439 people and was built in 1931. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.... , Erfurt Erfurt Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
4-2 | Loss | Friendly | |
| 4 | 25 August 1935 | Steigerwaldstadion Steigerwaldstadion Steigerwaldstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Erfurt, Germany. The stadium is able to hold 19,439 people and was built in 1931. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.... , Erfurt Erfurt Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
4-2 | Loss | Friendly |
Death
In 1941, Petea was enrolled in the Romanian Army and was sent on the Second World War's Eastern FrontEastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
. He died in November 1943, fighting against the Soviets in the Kalmyk Steppe
Kalmyk Steppe
Kalmuk Steppe, or Kalmyk Steppe is a steppe of approximately 100,000 km², bordering the northwest Caspian Sea, bounded by the Volga on the N.E., the Manych on the S.W. and the territory of the Don Cossacks on the N.W...
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Honours
Venus Bucureşti- National titlesLiga ILiga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
: 5- 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1939–40