Dumitru Dragomir
Dumitru "Mitică" Dragomir (born May 30, 1946) is a former president of the Romanian Professional Football League from 1996 until 2014. Before that, he served as the president of Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, Olt Scorniceşti, FCM Braşov, and Victoria București.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dumitru Dragomir | ||
Date of birth | 30 May 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Bălcești, Vâlcea County, Romania | ||
Youth career | |||
1962–1964 | Nitramonia Făgăraș | ||
1965–1967 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1971 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He also sat in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies from 2000 to 2008, representing Vâlcea County and winning election twice, more specifically in 2000 and in 2004. He was a member of the Greater Romania Party (PRM) for most of that period, but resigned from the party in September 2008 and sat as an independent MP for the remainder of his second term.[1][2]
On 23 June 2016, Dragomir was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment for tax evasion, embezzlement, and money laundering.[3] The sentence was not final.[3] He was acquitted of all charges by the Bucharest Court of Appeals in November 2018, the decision being final.[4]
Notes
- (in Romanian) 2000-2004 profile at the Romanian Chamber of Deputies site
- (in Romanian) 2004-2008 profile at the Romanian Chamber of Deputies site
- "Dumitru Dragomir, fostul preşedinte al LPF, condamnat la şapte ani de închisoare" (in Romanian). Mediafax. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Dumitru Dragomir a fost achitat definitiv în dosarul în care fusese condamnat la 7 ani de închisoare - Esential - HotNews.ro". 13 November 2018.
References
- Dumitru Dragomir, reales preşedinte al LPF
- Dumitru Dragomir, trimis în judecată pentru corupţie
- Mihai Ionescu, Mircea Tudoran, Fotbal de la A la Z, Editura Sport-Turism, Bucharest, 1984, p. 295