Constantin Corduneanu (wrestler) explained

Constantin Corduneanu (23 April 1969, Iași – 15 April 2024, Târgu Mureș) was a Romanian freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Born into a poor family with eleven children, Corduneanu started wrestling at the Nicolina Sports Club in his hometown, Iași.[2]

During his active wrestling career he was a member of Steaua Bucharest and Dinamo Brașov, where he was a non-commissioned officer.[2]

Corduneanu retired from wrestling in 2002, but before that he had become the leader of a Mafia-type criminal organization in Iași.[2] [3] [4] In 2018, he was indicted along with Dragos Cosmin Gradinariu, alias Bombardieru for the "establishment of an organized criminal group, leading and financing illegal drug activities, and illegal trafficking of high-risk drugs", but was found not guilty by Romania's Supreme Court in 2013.[5]

When he married his second wife, Alina Bogdan, he changed his family name into Bogdan, but reverted to the old family name after they divorced.

In 2015, he had a song dedicated to him and his brother, Adrian Corduneanu (also known as Beleaua), named Mafia. The artist who sings it is Dani Mocanu, well known manele singer.[2] [3] [6]

Corduneanu died on 15 April 2024, at the age of 54.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/constantin-corduneanu-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101021/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/constantin-corduneanu-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Costel Corduneanu, interlopul care a pus Moldova sub asediu, fost sportiv olimpic. Adevarul. Romanian. 19 January 2010. 29 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Iaşi: Liderul clanului Corduneanu a divorţat de nevasta care făcea videochat. Romanian. 21 February 2011. 29 September 2014. Adevarul.
  4. Web site: Clanul Cordunenilor acţiona şi la Braşov. Romanian. 29 September 2014. Adevarul. 18 January 2010.
  5. Web site: Corduneanu achitat definitiv de Curtea Supremă. MoldowaNews. 29 September 2014. Romanian. 29 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Trei membri ai clanului Corduneanu, puşi în libertate. Romanian. 29 September 2014. Evenimentul zilei. 30 January 2010.
  7. Web site: Doliu în sportul românesc: a murit Constantin Corduneanu. Adevarul.ro. 15 April 2024. Romanian.