In the 16th minute of the last round of 1962-63 season between first division teams Petrolul Ploieşti and Dinamo Bacău, Tabarcea colapsed on the field and died despite medical help. The cause of death was attributed to an unusual activity of the timus gland, which is supposed to atrophy after the age of 16.

Michael Klein died in the gym, during a fitness session. The cause of death was a cardiac disease leading to heart attack. He was one of the most capped international player with 90 matches and 5 goals for Romania. Played in the 1990 World Cup final tournament.

In the 68th minute of debut match in the first division, during first round of 1999-2000 season, Ştefan Vrăbioru suffered an internal hemorrage and died on his way to the hospital. Later, tests revealed traces of metandienone, a steroid, in his urine. The Giulesti stadium had only one, poorly equipped ambulance. The death of Vrăbioru induced stricter regulations by FRF on providing modern medical equipment on first division stadiums.

Died after a cross bar fell on his head during warmup.

Gabriel Talpoş died after smashing his head on a concrete wall surrounding the football pitch, during a training session.

During the second half of the friendly match Şantierul Naval Olteniţa - FC Dinamo Bucureşti, Hâldan suffered a cerebral vascular accident and later died at a local hsopital in Oltenita. He was the captain of the "Red Dogs", having played 131 first division matches in which he scored 6 times. He was also an international player, with 8 caps and a goal. Was in the squad for Euro 2000.

Died because of an infection after a simple sprain. Medical investigations at four different hospital failed to correctly diagnose him.

Became sick during a warmup session. Was transported to the emergency room in Petroşani and diagnosed with 3rd degree cerebral comotion. Died three days later.

The goalkeeper Cristian Neamţu was accidentally struck in the mandible by a teammate charging towards goal, Marius Şuleap, during a warmup session of Universitatea Craiova, in preparation for a tournament in Cyprus. After losing conscience, he was carried to the emergency room in Larnaca. Internal bleeding of the brain was discovered. His status gradually worsened, leading to week long coma and eventually death.

During the match from Divizia C between Minerul Mătăsari and Hese Jebel Timişoara (27 May 2005), the midfielder of hosts, Alin Paicu, 32-years-old, has died on the field. At a normal phase, Alin struck the ball with the head, and then he fell down. Even the doctors from the both teams tried to help him, his heart refused to beat anymore. From first informations it seems that the player has sufferred a heart attack.

Petea Vâlcov was part of the famous offensive line of Venus Bucuresti in the 1930s, together with his brothers, Colea and Volodea. Petea, was arguably the most tallented of the three, with a great header (his most feared weapon) and good anticipation in front of the goal. The exact cause of his death is unknown. He died in WWII, on the eastern front, fighting the Soviets, this being one of the reasons why not much was made public after the war.
National champion in 1932, 1934 and 1937, 150 caps in Divizia A, 99 goals.

Born in 1953 in Constanţa, where he debuted for Farul. Moved to Sportul Studenţesc in 1973, after entering college. Shy and quiet, Aurel was only noticed for his shear talent. Placed 3rd with the youth team at the Viareggio tournament in 1973, as part of a group of players often called the "lost generation" (Ciocârlan, Unchiaş, Poratki, Viorel Mureşan, Batacliu, Purima, Costas Amarandei, Sabados). A string of unlucky events stalled his promising career, right at the time when he was supposed to move up to the senior squad. Hepatitis and a leg injury sidelined him between 1976-77, when he was much needed in the campaign for Argentina. Fully recovered, has a sensational season (1977-1978), when Sportul Studenţesc berely misses the national title. Called up to the national team, he enters as a susbstitute in the second half of the game against Yugoslavia for the Euro 1980 qualifiers and, together with Dobrin and Sameş, masterminds a famous 3-2 win. The 1978-79 domestic season is equally successful. Aurel, at his peak, leads Sportul to the Romanian cup final. A week later, he dies foolishly when he attempts to jump off a moving train in München.
Played 6 international matches, without scoring a goal, and 171 matches in Divizia A, with 28 goals.

Dan Coe was of Aromanian descent. His father, Duce Coe, played for the Sportul Studenţesc team that won promotion to Divizia A in 1937. Left wing in that squad, coached by Cibi Braun Bogdan, was Gheorghe Popescu, the youngest player ever selected to the national team, at the age of 17. Together with Nelu Nunweiller of Dinamo and Bujor Hălmăgeanu of Steaua, he was one of the most solid defensive players in the national team. Placed 5th at the 1964 Olympic Games and was regularly among the best in the successful qualification campaign for Mexico 1970 World Cup. One of his most unforgettable performances came in Lausanne, when together with Alexandru Boc and Rică Răducanu formed and inexpugnable defensive triangle. Surprisingly, he did not play a single minute in Mexico, where Cornel Dinu of Dinamo was preferred in his stead. Playing for Rapid, he was part of the team that won the first ever championship for the "Grant Bridge" team in 1967. The defensive line Răducanu-C.Lupescu-Dan Coe-Motroc-Greavu was one of the best in the league. He later immigrated clandestinely to West Germany, where he had several unsuccessful attempts in a coaching career. A man of intransigent nature, Coe could not bear failures and hanged himself on his birthday in the attic of his home in Köln. Unofficial sources claim that his mysterious death was in fact the works of the Romanian Securitate, but what actually happened will most likely never be found.
Played for Rapid Bucharest between 1959 and 1971, later for Antwerpen (Belgium) and FC Galaţi. Played 214 matches in Divizia A, scoring 12 goals, and 41 games for the national teams, with 2 international goals.

Died on 19 April 1992 in a road accident. The bus carrying the members of FC Inter Sibiu crashed on its way to Bistriţa, where they where meeting Gloria Bistriţa, in the 24th round of the first division.

Died in a car accident, after their Volkswagen went off the road, smashed into a tree and caught fire. The charred bodies of the two players were found inside the car. The two could have had a better fate, had they not refused to return home with the rest of the team by bus after a league game in Craiova, instead of going on their own.

The Rapid player, on loan to Gloria Bistriţa, died in a bizarre incident, intoxicated with exhaust gas in his garrage, where he and his girlfriend were making love during the night.

Died in a car accident, after his Volkswagen crashed into a concrete sidewall near Valea Voievozilor (Târgovişte). Iacov was established to have been driving under the influence of alcohol, without licence, late at night. Three other players from Chindia Târgovişte were riding with him on the back seats, but they all escaped with minor injuries. The driver's girlfriend, on the passenger seat, also died.
He debuted in Divizia A on 9 June 2000, in Mediaş, scoring a goal in a 3-1 win for his team, Steaua. This was to be his only goal scored in Divizia A, in 4 matches played.

Midfielder Gelu Dascălu played for Ceahlăul II Piatra-Neamţ, the satellite of the first division club. A promising young player, he was planning to move up to the main squad in the second of half of he 2002-2003 season. On December 28, 2002 Dascălu was found unconscious in his appartment by his parents. Brought to the County Hospital in Piatra-Neamţ in a profound coma, it was established that he was intoxicated with an unidentified noxious substance. Following a cardio-respiratory arrest, he needed artificial breathing. A tomography revealed massive damage to his brain and liver. Transferred to the emergency room of Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest, he died after suffering another heart attack and a nine day coma.

On June 2, 2003, defender Mihai Şerbănoiu, of the second division team Pandurii Târgu-Jiu, and his family were involved in a serious car accident. He died three days later. His heart, however, is still beating. As an organ donor, Mihai Şerbănoiu helped another man survive. A local doctor performed a successful transplant to another patient, Mihai Stăniloiu, a doctor himself.

On February 21, 2003, the Volkswagen Golf driven by his teammate from Unirea Focşani, 20 years old Ionuţ Botezatu, at speeds estimated at above 150 km/h, crashed into a supermarket wall after the driver tried to avoid a construction site on the road. Seated on the passenger side, 27 years old Dinu's body was mangled into the contorted pieces of metal. He underwent surgery at the emergency room in Bucharest, but died of multiple cranial and toracic wounds after several days of coma while in intensive therapy.