Daniel Costescu

Daniel Ştefan Costescu (born 14 July 1976) is a former Romanian footballer who usually played as a striker. He scored 46 goals in 235 matches in the Romanian First Division, 47 goals in 141 matches in the Romanian Second Division and 8 goals in 19 matches in the Swiss Third Division.[1] His first match in Divizia A (Romanian First Division) was Olimpia Satu MarePetrolul Ploieşti 3–0 on 1 August 1998, while playing for Petrolul Ploieşti.[1] He was selected once in the Romanian Divisionary National Team (comprising players playing only in the Romanian leagues).[1]

Daniel Costescu
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ştefan Costescu
Date of birth (1976-07-14) 14 July 1976
Place of birth Câmpina, Prahova county, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Sterom Câmpina
1996–1998 Poiana Câmpina 60 (15)
1998–2002 Petrolul Ploieşti 113 (27)
2002–2003 Astra Ploieşti 26 (10)
2003–2004 Petrolul Ploieşti 36 (9)
2004–2006 Argeş Piteşti 28 (2)
2006–2007 Unirea Urziceni 18 (2)
2007 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ 8 (0)
2007 Dacia Mioveni 13 (2)
2008 Progresul București 32 (12)
2009–2010 Delta Tulcea 42 (14)
2010–2012 FC Baulmes 19 (8)
Total 395 (96)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Câmpina, Prahova county, Costescu began playing football with Sterom Câmpina in Divizia D (Romanian Fourth Division), and in 1996 he moved to the representative team of the same town, Poiana Câmpina, in Divizia B, the Romanian Second Division. He played 2 years for Poiana Câmpina, scoring 15 goals in 60 games, helping the team getting a top 10 finish in both seasons.[1]

He then attracted the interest of Petrolul Ploieşti in Divizia A, the best team from the Prahova county, three-time champions of Romania. At Petrolul Ploieşti he established himself as an important striker in the Romanian league, scoring 27 goals between 1999 and 2002. During his time at Petrolul Ploieşti he caught the eyes of Romanian greats Steaua București and Dinamo Bucuresti.[1]

After his experience at Petrolul Ploieşti, he changed the team but not the city, signing for Astra Ploieşti, where he had a prolific season, scoring 10 goals in 26 games, helping them to a record-high 9th position in Divizia A.[1][2]

After his short spell at Astra Ploieşti, he returned to Petrolul Ploieşti, where he played for another 2 years, scoring 9 goals in 36 games.[1][2]

In 2004, he transferred to a well-established club in Romania, FC Argeş Piteşti, 2-time champions of Romania and the team that gave players like Nicolae Dobrin, Adrian Mutu, Adrian Neaga, Dănuţ Coman and Paul Codrea. But, unfortunately for him, his time at FC Argeş was not one of the best, managing to score just 2 goals in 1 season.[1][2]

He was transferred in 2006 by Divizia A newcomers Unirea Urziceni, who were in need of an experienced man upfront. Unirea proved to be a surprise-pack, finishing 10th in the league, and Daniel scored 2 goals for his new team.[1][2]

After his season at Unirea he transferred to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ.[1][2]

References

  1. Daniel Costescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. Daniel Costescu at WorldFootball.net
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