Nicolae Pescaru

Nicolae Pescaru (27 March 1943 – 25 May 2019)[2] was a Romanian footballer and manager, who worked mostly for Steagul Roșu Braşov.

Nicolae Pescaru
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-03-27)27 March 1943
Place of birth Breaza, Prahova County, Romania
Date of death 25 May 2019(2019-05-25) (aged 76)
Place of death Mihăești, Vâlcea, Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1960 Someșul Beclean
1960–1961 Progresul Făgăraş
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Chimia Făgăraș
1962–1981 Steagul Roșu Braşov[lower-alpha 1] 392 (77)
1981–1982 Şoimii IPA Sibiu 15 (1)
Total 407 (78)
National team
1970–1973 Romania 3 (0)
Teams managed
1981–1982 Steagul Roșu Braşov
1993–1994 Steagul Roșu Braşov
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Nicolae Pescaru played three friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Angelo Niculescu, when he came as a substitute and replaced Ion Dumitru at half-time in a 2–0 loss against France.[3][4] His following two games were a 2–2 against Peru and a 2–0 loss against the Soviet Union.[3][5][6] Pescaru was part of Romania's squad at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and for the participation in that tournament he was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[7][8]

Honours

Steagul Roșu Braşov

Notes
  1. The statistics for the 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]

References
  1. Nicolae Pescaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. "Nicolae Pescaru a murit. Ne-a părăsit încă unul dintre fotbaliştii care au jucat la Mondialul din Mexic 1970". www.digisport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "Nicolae Pescaru". European Football. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "France - Romania 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "Romania - Peru 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. "Soviet Union - Romania 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2019.


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