[1][2] In the 1978–79 season he helped the club win the title, coach Florin Halagian using him in only seven games as he had to compete in the offence with players like Dobrin, Marin Radu and Doru Nicolae.
[1][4] In the following season they passed AEK Athens in the first round of the 1979–80 European Cup, the team being eliminated in the following one by title holders and eventual winners, Nottingham Forest.
[1][4][7] He also played with The Red Dogs in the 1983–84 European Cup campaign, eliminating Dinamo Minsk in the quarter-finals, reaching the semi-finals where they were defeated by Liverpool.
"[3] In 1982, Viorel Turcu played in seven friendly matches at international level for Romania, making his debut on 24 March under coach Mircea Lucescu in a 4–1 loss against Belgium.
[11][13][14] In 1992, Viorel Turcu started coaching at Olt Scornicești, the spell lasting until 1996, working only for teams in the Romanian lower leagues like Cimentul Fieni, Fulgerul Bragadiru or Argeșul Mihăilești.