Costică Ștefănescu

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Costică Ştefănescu
Personal information
Full nameCostică Ştefănescu
Date of birth(1951-03-26)26 March 1951
Place of birthBucharest, Romania
Date of death20 August 2013(2013-08-20) (aged 62)
Place of deathBucharest, Romania
Playing positionCentre-back
Youth career
1965–1969Steaua Bucureşti
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1973Steaua Bucureşti77(9)
1973–1986Universitatea Craiova378(10)
1986–1988FCM Braşov35(0)
Total490(19)
National team
1977–1985Romania66(0)
Teams managed
1986–1989FC Brasov
1990Steaua Bucureşti
1991–1992Al-Wakrah
1992–1993Selena Bacău
1993–1994Politehnica Timişoara
1994–1998Romania (assistant)
1999–2000Astra Ploieşti
2000–2001CSM Reşiţa
2001–2002Hapoel Holon
2003Al Shoala
2003–2005Al-Jaish Damascus
2006Universitatea Craiova
2007Al-Wahda Damascus
2008–2009Najran SC
2009Al Tadamon
2010–2011Al-Jaish Damascus
2012Al Shamal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Costică Ştefănescu (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 Universitatea Craiova, where he made a club record 378 appearances.[1] He is also the second all-time appearance leader in Divizia A, having played in a total of 490 matches.[2] 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.[3]

Honours

References

  1. "Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova". Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  2. "Romania - All-Time Most Matches Played in Divizia A". Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  3. "Former Romania captain Costica Stefanescu dies aged 62". The Guardian. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013. 

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