[1][3][4][5] In the following season, he reached with "U" Cluj in the 1934 Cupa României final where he scored a goal in the first game as the club lost the trophy in front of Ripensia Timișoara.

[8] Silviu Ploeșteanu ended his career by spending one year as a player-coach in the regional championship at UA Brașov.

[1][3][4][5] Silviu Ploeșteanu played 11 games and scored one goal at international level for Romania, making his debut on 8 July 1937 under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 away victory against Lithuania.

He taught us that to succeed you need measure, common sense, heart, character and passion" Silviu Ploeșteanu started his managerial career at Steagul Roșu Brașov in 1948, being also a player in the first year.

[3] After dying of a heart attack on 13 April 1969, people who were close to him claim that one of the reasons of his death was because of the sadness he felt after being dismissed by Steagul Roșu Brașov after coaching it for 20 years.