Mircea Sandu

Mircea Sandu
Personal information
Full nameMircea Traian Sandu
Date of birth22 October 1952
Place of birthBucharest, Romania
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1962-1966Sportul Studenţesc
1966-1968ŞS 2 Bucureşti
1968-1970Progresul Bucureşti
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970-1971Progresul Bucureşti15(2)
1971-1986Sportul Studenţesc422(167)
1986-1987Gloria Buzău5(2)
Total442 (169 )
National team
1972-1982Romania18(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mircea Traian Sandu (born 22 October 1952 in Bucharest) is a retired Romanian footballer who is currently a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.

He has been the president of the Romanian Football Federation between 1990 and 2014. His nickname was "The Godfather".

As a player, Sandu has scored 166 goals in Liga I, being ranked seventh in the all time scoring table, but has never been the top scorer in a single season. He was a forward.

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