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 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
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) | |
International career | |||
1977–1985 | Romania [a] | 66 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1986–1989 | FC Brașov | ||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 FC Universitatea Craiova, where he made a club-record 378 appearances. [3] He is also the second all-time appearance leader in Liga I, having played in 490 matches. [4] In 1983, Ștefănescu was nominated for the Ballon d'Or. [5] [6] He played for the Romania national team from 1977 to 1985, and was capped 66 times. 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]
Steaua Bucharest
Universitatea Craiova
Individual
Al-Wakrah
Al-Jaish