Andrei Mărgăritescu
Andrei Silviu Margaritescu (born 1 January 1980, in Piteşti) is a Romanian former footballer.[1]
![]() Mărgăritescu playing for FC Terek in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrei Silviu Mărgăritescu | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Piteşti, Romania | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Rapid București | 11 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Tractorul Brașov | 51 | (7) |
2002–2003 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 25 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Unirea Focşani | 25 | (3) |
2004–2008 | Dinamo București | 106 | (5) |
2008–2009 | Terek Grozny | 33 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Dinamo București | 23 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Mioveni | 21 | (0) |
2014 | Atletic Bradu | 16 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Urban Titu | 1 | (0) |
2015 | SCM Pitești | ||
Total | 312 | (15) | |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007 |
International career
Andrei Mărgăritescu played three matches for Romania at the Euro 2008 qualifiers, under coach Victor Pițurcă.[2] He made his debut when he came as a substitute and replaced Laurențiu Roșu in the 90th minute of a 2–0 away victory against Albania.[2][3] His second game was a 2–0 away victory against Luxembourg and his final game was the second leg against Albania, a 6–1 home victory.[2][4][5]
On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, for his performance in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group G, where Romania managed to qualify to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C. He received Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" – ("The Sportive Merit" Medal) class III.[6][7]
Controversies
On 27 June 2014, Mărgăritescu received a three-year suspended sentence for buying a car while knowing it was stolen.[8]
Honours
Dinamo București
References
- Andrei Mărgăritescu a semnat cu Urban Titu: "Sunt obișnuit cu performanța și vreau să promovez cu Titu în Liga a 2-a", gazetadambovitei.ro
- "Andrei Mărgăritescu". European Football. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Albania - Romania 0:2". European Football. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Luxembourg - Romania 0:2". European Football. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Romania - Albania 6:1". European Football. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- Fostul fotbalist Andrei Mărgăritescu, condamnat trei ani de închisoare cu suspendare, 27 iunie 2014, Otilia Ciocan, Gândul, accesat la 28 iunie 2014
- Andrei Mărgăritescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
External links
- Andrei Mărgăritescu at Soccerway
- Andrei Mărgăritescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andrei Mărgăritescu at WorldFootball.net
- Andrei Mărgăritescu at FootballDatabase.eu