Silviu Lung (ˈsilvju luŋɡ; born 9 September 1956) is a retired Romania

Romania

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n football goalkeeper. He was born in Sânmiclăuş

Sânmiclaus

Sânmiclăuş may refer to several villages in Romania:* Sânmiclăuş, a village in Şona Commune, Alba County* Sânmiclăuş, a village in Moftin Commune, Satu Mare County...

, Satu Mare and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova

FC Universitatea Craiova

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 in 1974. He played fourteen seasons with Universitatea, winning two league titles. In 1988 he joined Steaua Bucureşti and won another league title the first season. He played in the 1988/89 European Cup Final against AC Milan, when Steaua lost 4-0. He also played abroad, in Spanish team CD Logroñés

CD Logroñés

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. He returned to Universitatea in 1992/93 and retired in 1994.

Lung was capped 77 times for Romania

Romania national football team

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 between 1979 and 1993, and represented his country at Euro 1984 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

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, where he was captain in all three matches.

Personal life

Silviu Lung has two son goalkeepers: Tiberiu, who most recently played for Mpumalanga Black Aces

Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.

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 in the Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League

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, having also played for Steaua, and Silviu Jr.

Silviu Lung Jr.

Silviu Lung is a Romanian football player, currently under contract with Astra Ploieşti.He is the son of Silviu Lung, the former glory of Universitatea Craiova and younger brother of Tiberiu Lung.-International career:...

, who plays for Astra Ploieşti

FC Astra Ploieşti

Fotbal Club Astra Ploieşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania. They were founded in 1934 and spent their vast majority in the lower leagues, but are currently playing in the country's top league, Liga I, after obtaining the promotion in 2009.The...

. Both of them have played for Romania at senior level.

External links

• Profile at RomanianSoccer.ro