Costică Ștefănescu
Costică Ștefănescu (26 March 1951 – 20 August 2013) was a Romanian football player and coach who last managed Qatari side Al Shamal. He spent the majority of his career at CS Universitatea Craiova, where he made a club record 378 appearances.[3] He is also the second all-time appearance leader in Divizia A, having played in a total of 490 matches.[4] In 1983, Ștefănescu was nominated for the Ballon d'Or.[5][6] In August 2013, after suffering from cancer for a long time, he committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the military hospital in Bucharest.[7]
![]() Ștefănescu in 1984 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Costică Ştefănescu | ||
Date of birth | 26 March 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Date of death | 20 August 2013 62) | (aged||
Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1969 | Steaua București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1973 | Steaua București | 77 | (9) |
1973–1986 | Universitatea Craiova | 378 | (10) |
1986–1988 | FCM Braşov | 35 | (0) |
Total | 490 | (19) | |
National team | |||
1977–1985 | Romania[lower-alpha 1] | 66 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1986–1989 | FC Brasov | ||
1990 | Steaua București | ||
1990–1991 | Romania U-21 | ||
1991–1992 | Al-Wakrah | ||
1992–1993 | Selena Bacău | ||
1993–1994 | Politehnica Timişoara | ||
1994–1998 | Romania (assistant) | ||
1999–2000 | Astra Ploieşti | ||
2000–2001 | CSM Reşiţa | ||
2001–2002 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | ||
2003 | Al Shoala | ||
2003–2005 | Al-Jaish Damascus | ||
2006 | FC U Craiova | ||
2007 | Al-Wahda Damascus | ||
2008 | Najran SC | ||
2009 | Al Tadamon | ||
2010–2012 | Al-Jaish | ||
2012 | Al Shamal | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Honours
Individual
- Ballon d'Or: 1983 (23rd place)[5][6]
References
- "Costică Ștefănescu". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- Costică Ștefănescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- "Romania – All-Time Most Matches Played in Divizia A". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1983". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Dumitru Macri, primul fotbalist român nominalizat la Balonul de Aur! Gică Hagi, aproape de succes în 1994" [Dumitru Macri, the first Romanian footballer nominated for the Golden Ball! Gica Hagi, almost successful in 1994] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Former Romania captain Costica Stefanescu dies aged 62". The Guardian. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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